New York University School of Law dean will step down in 2027
The dean of the New York University School of Law will step down from that post and “the most meaningful work of my professional life” at the end of the next academic year to return to working as full-time faculty. (Photo from Shutterstock)
The dean of the New York University School of Law will step down from that post and “the most meaningful work of my professional life” at the end of the next academic year to return to working as full-time faculty, according to a letter that he sent to the law school community.
Troy McKenzie, New York University’s first Black law dean, took office in June 2022, according to his curriculum vitae. He previously worked as an associate at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York and joined the NYU law school faculty in 2007 after graduating from the law school in 2000.
“Troy’s deanship has been guided by the same qualities that defined his years as a faculty member and that are so widely admired across the legal community: sound judgment; intellectual seriousness; and a genuine, infectious warmth toward students and colleagues,” said Linda Mills, the president of New York University, in a May 7 press release. “Under Troy’s leadership, NYU Law strengthened its position as one of the foremost law schools anywhere in the world.”
As dean, he recruited 18 full-time faculty members, created partnerships across the university and added 11 scholarships, according to the university’s press release. His scholarship focuses on bankruptcy, civil procedure, complex litigation and the federal courts.
“The classroom has always been my first love, and it is where I will return,” McKenzie wrote in his letter. “I look forward to doing the work that first drew me here.”
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