Camille A. Nelson Named Dean of the Law School at American University

NelsonCamilleThe Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C., has named Camille A. Nelson as its next dean. She will become dean on July 25.

Professor Nelson was dean of the Suffolk University Law School in Boston from 2010 to 2015. She continues to teach at the law school. Before joining the faculty at Suffolk University, Professor Nelson taught for nearly a decade at the Saint Louis University School of Law. Before entering the academic world, she was a clerk for the Supreme Court of Canada. She was the first Black woman to clerk for Canada’s highest court.

A native of Jamaica, Professor Nelson is a graduate of the University of Toronto and earned a law degree at the University of Ottawa. She also holds a master’s degree in law from Columbia University.

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7 COMMENTS

  1. I wish you the most sincere Congratulations as you embark on the next chapter in your life’s book. I was a pleasure making your acquaintance while in Boston and I wish you nothing but the best that life has to offer.

  2. Congratulations!

    Are you and Maine Law School Dean “doing lunch? ”
    Sistahs RULE!

    Black Elder Sistah in Maine

  3. Hi Camille so proud of all your accomplishments. I’m also from Jamaica and would love to meet you one day. Best wishes in your new and future endeavors.

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