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Posted by: Kate Prince on Jan 17, 2023

The University of Tennessee College of Law has named Professor Michelle Kwon as its new interim associate dean for diversity, inclusion and community engagement. In her new position, Kwon will develop and advance diversity, inclusion and belonging at the College of Law with an emphasis on lawyers’ professional obligation to seek justice and protect individual rights. Consistent with the university’s land-grant mission, Kwon will also lead the college in utilizing its resources and expertise for the betterment of the Knoxville-area community and the state, especially among underserved populations. “As the child of a native Hawaiian-Korean father and a German mother, and the only person in my family to go to college, I am honored to lead the College of Law’s diversity and inclusion efforts,” Kwon said. Read more from the College of Law.