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'''Camille A. Nelson''' is a Canadian-Jamaican academic who is dean of the ] at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.<ref>{{cite news |title=New dean for UH William S. Richardson School of Law |url=https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2020/04/16/new-law-school-dean/ |accessdate=25 April 2020 |publisher=University of Hawai'i News |date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> Nelson previously served as the dean of The American University ] in Washington, D,C. from 2016 to 2020 and as the dean of ] in ] from 2010 to 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Suffolk taps Nelson as new law school dean|url=http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2010/06/suffolk_taps_ne.html?comments=all#readerCom|accessdate=26 July 2010 | work=The Boston Globe | date=24 June 2010}}</ref> Born in Jamaica, Nelson graduated with her Bachelors from the ], her law degree from the ] and a LLM from ]. '''Camille A. Nelson''' is a Canadian-Jamaican academic who is dean of the ] at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.<ref>{{cite news |title=New dean for UH William S. Richardson School of Law |url=https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2020/04/16/new-law-school-dean/ |accessdate=25 April 2020 |publisher=University of Hawai'i News |date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> Nelson previously served as the dean of The American University ] in Washington, D,C. from 2016 to 2020 and as the dean of ] in ] from 2010 to 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Suffolk taps Nelson as new law school dean|url=http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2010/06/suffolk_taps_ne.html?comments=all#readerCom|accessdate=26 July 2010 | work=The Boston Globe | date=24 June 2010}}</ref>


In 1994, Camille Nelson became the first black woman to clerk at the ] when she was selected by Justice ].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Fineman|first=Martha Albertson|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1oEGDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT14&lpg=PT14&dq=camille+nelson+iacobucci&source=bl&ots=pZG3pV2xAt&sig=ACfU3U0CXNINukg6fMr3CCMu1lEMiBEb9w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjw4anVtOnrAhVHJKwKHSftDko4ChDoATAJegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=camille%20nelson%20iacobucci&f=false|title=Exploring Masculinities: Feminist Legal Theory Reflections|last2=Thomson|first2=Michael|date=2016-04-15|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-13731-3|language=en}}</ref> Nelson is also the first woman and first person of color to become dean at Suffolk University Law School.<ref>{{cite web|title=Camille A. Nelson Chosen to Lead Law School|url=http://www.suffolk.edu/42396.html|accessdate=26 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mendoza|first=Jim|date=|title=The University of Hawaii's law school welcomes its first female dean|url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/08/11/university-hawaiis-law-school-welcomes-its-first-female-dean/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Hawaii News Now|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>"Historic firsts in Suffolk Law naming", ] (June 25, 2010), p. B8.</ref> Born in Jamaica, Nelson graduated with her Bachelors from the ], her law degree from the ] and a LLM from ]. She taught law at the ] at ].<ref name="Historic">"Historic firsts in Suffolk Law naming", ] (June 25, 2010), p. B8.</ref>
In 1994, Camille Nelson became the first black woman to clerk at the ] when she was selected by Justice ].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Fineman|first=Martha Albertson|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1oEGDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT14&lpg=PT14&dq=camille+nelson+iacobucci&source=bl&ots=pZG3pV2xAt&sig=ACfU3U0CXNINukg6fMr3CCMu1lEMiBEb9w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjw4anVtOnrAhVHJKwKHSftDko4ChDoATAJegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=camille%20nelson%20iacobucci&f=false|title=Exploring Masculinities: Feminist Legal Theory Reflections|last2=Thomson|first2=Michael|date=2016-04-15|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-13731-3|language=en}}</ref> Nelson is also the first woman and first person of color to become dean at Suffolk University Law School.<ref>{{cite web|title=Camille A. Nelson Chosen to Lead Law School|url=http://www.suffolk.edu/42396.html|accessdate=26 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mendoza|first=Jim|date=|title=The University of Hawaii's law school welcomes its first female dean|url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/08/11/university-hawaiis-law-school-welcomes-its-first-female-dean/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Hawaii News Now|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Historic"/>


Nelson is an expert on the intersection of critical race theory and cultural studies with particular emphasis on criminal law and procedure, health law, and comparative law.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Camille Nelson: Opening Doors for Others|url=https://diverseeducation.com/article/120243/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=diverseeducation.com|language=en}}</ref> Nelson is an expert on the intersection of critical race theory and cultural studies with particular emphasis on criminal law and procedure, health law, and comparative law.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Camille Nelson: Opening Doors for Others|url=https://diverseeducation.com/article/120243/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=diverseeducation.com|language=en}}</ref>

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Camille A. Nelson
File:D17 363 105.jpgDean Nelson at AUWCL Tenley Campus
3rd Dean of the William S. Richardson School of Law
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 1, 2020
Preceded byAviam Soifer
Personal details
Born1968 (age 55–56)
Kingston, Jamaica
ResidenceWashington, D.C.
Alma materUniversity of Toronto, (BA)
University of Ottawa, (LLB)
Columbia University, (LLM)
ProfessionLegal Scholar, Lawyer, Professor of Law
WebsiteOfficial bio

Camille A. Nelson is a Canadian-Jamaican academic who is dean of the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Nelson previously served as the dean of The American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D,C. from 2016 to 2020 and as the dean of Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts from 2010 to 2015.

Born in Jamaica, Nelson graduated with her Bachelors from the University of Toronto, her law degree from the University of Ottawa and a LLM from Columbia University. She taught law at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.

In 1994, Camille Nelson became the first black woman to clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada when she was selected by Justice Frank Iacobucci. Nelson is also the first woman and first person of color to become dean at Suffolk University Law School.

Nelson is an expert on the intersection of critical race theory and cultural studies with particular emphasis on criminal law and procedure, health law, and comparative law.

References

  1. "New dean for UH William S. Richardson School of Law". University of Hawai'i News. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. "Suffolk taps Nelson as new law school dean". The Boston Globe. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Historic firsts in Suffolk Law naming", Boston Globe (June 25, 2010), p. B8.
  4. Fineman, Martha Albertson; Thomson, Michael (15 April 2016). Exploring Masculinities: Feminist Legal Theory Reflections. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-13731-3.
  5. "Camille A. Nelson Chosen to Lead Law School". Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  6. Mendoza, Jim. "The University of Hawaii's law school welcomes its first female dean". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 14 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Camille Nelson: Opening Doors for Others". diverseeducation.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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Preceded byBernard Keenan (2008–2010) Dean of Suffolk University Law School
Camille A. Nelson (2010–2015) 		Succeeded byAndrew M. Perlman
Preceded byClaudio Grossman (1995–2016) Dean of American University Washington College of Law
Camille A. Nelson (2016–present) 		Succeeded byIncumbent
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