Law Practice
Aug. 18, 2007
New Dean Plans to Increase Faculty at USC Law School
New USC Law Dean Robert Rasmussen, who wrote one of the most widely cited papers in bankruptcy law, was also a celebrated professor at Vanderbilt University. As associate dean and chair of faculty appointments at Vanderbilt Law School, Rasmussen built a reputation as an enthusiastic recruiter and mentor of young faculty. He is the first dean selected from outside the law school in 80 years.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Growing up in Inglewood, Robert Rasmussen often teased his mother, a candidate for a master's degree in nursing at UCLA, by cheering for the rival team.
"As only an obnoxious kid could, while my mother was going to UCLA, I was a USC fan," he said.
Rasmussen, 47, once again is rooting f...
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