New Senior Accreditation Counsel
The Section was excited to welcome a new staff member, Mimi Huang, last month. Mimi will serve as the Section’s Senior Accreditation Counsel and her primary responsibilities will focus on ensuring sound data collection and reporting.
Before joining the ABA, Mimi spent thirteen years working in law school administration. She held director and leadership roles in Admissions at Lewis & Clark Law School, The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, and Seton Hall University School of Law. Prior to pivoting into legal education, Mimi clerked for a civil judge of the New Jersey Superior Court and practiced environmental law at a boutique firm in Princeton, New Jersey.
Mimi earned her B.A. in Anthropology and Political Science with a minor in Music from Rutgers University and her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law.
In her spare time, Mimi enjoys cooking, traveling, running, and volunteering with foster dogs.
Please join us all in welcoming Mimi to the Legal Ed team!
Debt Webinar – December 12
The Section is hosting a complimentary webinar on law school debt for young lawyers on Thursday, December 12. Co-Sponsored by the Section and the ABA’s Law Student and Young Lawyers Divisions, Road To Zero: Strategizing, Managing, and Repaying Student Loans will feature a panel of experts as they discuss managing student loans – from current trends and the recent ABA Student Loan Debt Survey – to repayment strategies, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, consolidation, and refinancing. Ultimately this program will help attendees determine the plan that will best align with current needs, future aspirations, and financial goals.
To learn more and to register, click here.
Bereavement Notices
Joseph D. Harbaugh, a former Chief Public Defender of Connecticut and a distinguished legal educator who dedicated more than 50 years to legal education, passed away on October 11, 2024. His service within the ABA included representing AALS and legal education in the ABA House of Delegates for 19 years. He also served on several significant ABA task forces and commissions. The obituary for Professor and Dean Emeritus Harbaugh is available here.
Don Polden, professor emeritus and former dean of Santa Clara University School of Law, passed away on October 15, 2024, after a short illness. His service to legal education, and specifically the Section, as he chaired the Standards Review Committee, was immense. University President Julie Sullivan’s message about Professor Emeritus Polden’s passing is available here.