Elena B. Langan

Elena B. Langan

Dean and Professor of Law, Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

Elena B. Langan serves as dean and professor of law at Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. Langan guided Touro Law through the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring a successful transition to online learning for students and faculty. Additionally, she led the law school through a reaccreditation process with the American Bar Association, increased fundraising for scholarships and the annual fund, expanded the clinical program, graduated the first class of students enrolled in the hybrid FlexTime program and established alumni relationships nationally. Under Langan’s leadership, Touro Law has seen its highest employment rate for graduates in its history.

In addition to her leadership role, Langan teaches a course in family law.

She has a proven track record of successfully designing and developing innovative Juris Doctor and non-J.D. programs, increasing opportunities for student experiential learning, and enhancing law school reputations. Prior to her current position, Langan served as dean of Concordia University School of Law in Boise, Idaho, and interim dean at Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad College of Law in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where she also served as the associate dean for academic affairs and director of the first-year lawyering skills and values program. Before entering academia, Langan practiced law in Maryland and Florida.

Langan’s scholarship focuses on law school pedagogy and law school admissions, as well as family law. A student-centered dean, Langan has been active in the Association of American Law Schools, the Inns of Court and state and national bar associations. She is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland School of Law.

 

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