Brietta Clark Becomes the First Black Woman to Serve as Dean of Loyola Law School

Brietta Clark Becomes the First Black Woman to Serve as Dean of Loyola Law School

December 21, 2023

After more than 20 years of teaching and about five months serving as interim dean, Brietta Clark will now see her portrait as the 19th dean of Loyola Law.

While this may be the crowning achievement of her academic career, she has entered the record books as the first Black woman to lead LMU's Law School, a first in the university's 103-year history. She joins a growing club of Black women leading law schools across the country but is only the second to hold the position in California, according to a database maintained by Mississippi College School of Law. 

Clark is cognizant of the potential impact she has on future students. 

Read the source article at CBS News

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