SMU Selects Jennifer Collins as Next Law Dean — Updated

Southern Methodist University announced Tuesday that criminal and family law scholar Jennifer M. Collins will be the new permanent dean of the Dedman School of Law.

Collins, who currently is a law professor and the vice provost at Wake Forest University, will begin her duties as dean on July 1, 2014. SMU Provost Paul Ludden and alumni said they can’t recall any previous times that a woman served as the dean of SMU Dedman.