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Camille Nelson will step down as Dean of Washington College of Law as of July 31, 2020. Nelson has been appointed Dean of the University of Hawai’i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law, effective at the commencement of the 2020-21 academic year.

As the America University Washington College of Law community responds to the demands of social distancing, the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Affinity Relations is helping students, staff, and faculty focus on maintaining equity and inclusion while responding to the pandemic.

American University Washington College of Law has received top rankings for intellectual property and law school buildings in the Spring 2020 issue of PreLaw Magazine.

Due to the COVID-19 emergency and to safeguard the health and well-being of our communities, American University Washington College of Law will offer its world-renowned specialized summer programs online.

Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, American University Washington College of Law faculty have worked to provide their legal expertise on COVID-related issues and concerns impacting both the nation and the globe – from social distancing regulations in the U.S. to the effect on human rights in Latin America.