DePaul University in Chicago has selected a nationally recognized leader in legal education as dean of the College of Law. Jennifer Rosato Perea, an accomplished scholar in family law, bioethics, and civil procedure, joined DePaul July 1, 2015. Throughout her 25 years in higher education, which includes 11 years as a law school administrator, Perea has been an active voice in the national dialogue about legal education. She previously served as dean of the Northern Illinois University College of Law in DeKalb from 2009–2015 and served as acting dean of the Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law in Philadelphia during its first year of operation in 2006.