In a surprising turn of events, David Yellen has opted to step down as dean of the University of Miami School of Law, marking the school’s sixth change in leadership in less than five years. The transitory nature of the position has been evident as this move comes less than two years into Yellen’s deanship, underscoring a period of significant leadership flux within the institution.
Yellen officially assumed the role on July 1, 2022, succeeding two interim deans. The position originally became available after the termination of Anthony Varona in June 2019, who has since been appointed as the dean of Seattle University School of Law.
Moving forward, Patricia Sanchez Abril, currently the interim dean of the graduate school and professor of business law at the Miami Herbert Business School, will assume interim deanship of the law school. The announcement marks a new chapter for the law school as it grapples with another leadership change amid Yellen’s sudden exit.
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