Syracuse law professor Reed named dean of Georgia State College of Law

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LaVonda Reed — associate provost for faculty affairs and professor of law at Syracuse University — has been named the first African American to lead the College of Law at Georgia State University, effective July 1.

Reed is also the seventh dean in the history of Georgia State’s College of Law.

Reed first joined Syracuse University in 2006 and has served in her current role since 2015. In her 15 years at the school, Reed’s teaching and research has focused on wills and trusts, property law, and communications regulatory law and policy, per a Syracuse news release.

“I will miss her insights, counsel and friendship, but I am very proud to now call her a fellow dean and look forward to working with her among law deans nationally,” Craig Boise, dean of the Syracuse University College of Law, said

Reed has taught and mentored hundreds of students and served in numerous leadership positions across campus and with the New York State Bar and the Association of American Law Schools, Syracuse said.

As associate provost, Reed conducted a comprehensive review of faculty salaries, resulting in gender-equity adjustments for many women faculty, the university said. She advanced many diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives including enhancements to faculty search and hiring processes, policies relating to faculty life and faculty professional development.