JBHE: Latest News for 5/15/08

School of Law at Florida A&M University Adds Six Black Faculty Members

The law school of Florida A&M University in Orlando has announced the appointment of six new black faculty members:

• Markita Cooper was named professor and associate dean for academic affairs. She was a professor and associate dean at the Golden Gate Law School in San Francisco. Cooper is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of Virginia School of Law.

• Jeremy Levitt was appointed distinguished professor of international law and associate dean for international programs. He was an associate professor and director of the Program for Human Rights and Global Justice at Florida International University in Miami. Dr. Levitt is a graduate of Arizona State University. He holds a law degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. in international relations from Cambridge University.

• Kenneth Nunn was named professor and associate dean for research and faculty development. He was a professor at the University of Florida College of Law in Gainesville. A graduate of Stanford University, Nunn earned his law degree at the Boalt Hall law school at the University of California.

• Deleso Washington was added to the FAMU law faculty as an associate professor. She was an assistant professor at the Barry University School of Law in Orlando. A graduate of Southern University and the Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, Washington holds a second law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.

• Crisaria Houston was appointed assistant professor and director of the legal writing program at FAMU. She was an assistant professor at the Texas Southern University School of Law. A graduate of Hampton University, she earned her law degree at Harvard Law School.

• Tshaka Randall was appointed assistant professor at the FAMU law school. He was a visiting professor at the Widener School of Law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A graduate of the University of Dayton, Randall holds a master’s degree from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania.