Dean Andrews is the school’s 17th president and dean, effective July 1, 2012. Andrews is the first female president for the school since it opened in 1851.

Previously Dean Andrews was the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at City University of New York School of Law (CUNY). Prior to joining CUNY, she was a Professor of Law and Director of International Studies at Valparaiso Law School, where she taught torts, public international law, international human rights law and international criminal law.

Dean Andrews has extensive experience in legal education since she commenced her law teaching career in Melbourne, Australia in 1986. She has been tenured at four law schools, one in Australia and three in the United States, and has served on significant law school committees and in public interest legal organizations. She has been a member of and chaired several accreditation site teams for the American Bar Association’s section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.