TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jan 10, 2023

University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Professor Demetria Frank has been named a visiting Herff Chair of Excellence. Frank joined law school faculty in 2013 and was named Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion in 2021. In her new role, Frank will focus her research on documenting these very same innovative diversity programs implemented at Memphis Law and beyond. She will present a special symposium on Feb. 3 titled “Teaching Bias, Cultural Competency, and Racism in Law Schools,” which will focus on how law schools will meet the requirements set forth by the American Bar Association’s new standard 303(c), the challenges they might encounter implementing the standard, the attacks on critical race theory and more. Read more from the University of Memphis.