Martin Brinkley to step down as law school dean | UNC-Chapel Hill

Martin Brinkley to step down as law school dean | UNC-Chapel Hill

Dear Carolina Community, I am writing to share that Martin Brinkley has decided to step down as dean of the UNC School of Law during the next year and will remain a member of the faculty. Over Martin’s decade-long tenure, the school has experienced exceptional growth and success thanks to his strategic vision and leadership. Notably, the school’s U.S. News & World Report ranking has risen 27 spots, from 45 to 18, placing it among the nation’s to…

UNC School of Law Dean Martin Brinkley to Step Down in the Next Academic Year

The dean of the UNC School of Law recently announced he is stepping down from the role. After serving as dean since 2015, Martin Brinkley said Monday he will leave the position at the end of the 2025-26 academic year, or if Chancellor Lee Roberts can hire a successor before then.  “When one has lived for a while in this world, one learns to listen to the gentle but firm voice of the writer of Ecclesiastes: ‘To everything there is a season, and a…