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“It is an honor to be given the opportunity to lead an institution as engaged, diverse, and public-minded as Rutgers University–Camden,” says Phoebe A. Haddon. “This is an outstanding university with an important story to tell.” Read a feature story about Haddon's vision for Rutgers University–Camden in the fall issue of the magazine.

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courtesy of University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

New Leader for Rutgers University–Camden

Phoebe A. Haddon—dean of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and a former Temple University law professor—is named chancellor.

Phoebe A. Haddon—the dean of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and a former Temple University law professor—has been named the new chancellor of Rutgers University–Camden. She will assume her new position on July 1, when she takes over for the departing chancellor, Wendell E. Pritchett. “It is an honor to be given the opportunity to lead an institution as engaged, diverse, and public-minded as Rutgers University–Camden,” said Haddon, who became the first African-American dean at Maryland’s law school upon her appointment in 2009.

“This is an outstanding university with an important story to tell. It has already demonstrated its commitment to public values and civic engagement.”

Under Haddon’s leadership at the University of Maryland, the reputation and resources of the law school grew significantly. She increased student scholarships, recruited and retained nationally known faculty, and increased the diversity of student enrollment. Earlier, Haddon was a professor at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law. She taught and led courses in such areas as constitutional law, torts, and product liability, as well as seminars in equality and the jury.

“Phoebe is a brilliant scholar and gifted administrator, with a sophisticated understanding of the strategic issues facing higher education,” says Robert Barchi, the president of Rutgers. “We are proud that she will lead Rutgers University–Camden.” For Haddon, her arrival at Rutgers is a homecoming of sorts. She grew up in Passaic County and summered at the New Jersey shore.

In 2012 and 2013, the National Jurist called Haddon one of the “25 Most Influential People in Legal Education.” In 2012, the Daily Record of Baltimore named her one of the “Top 100 Women” in Maryland. Haddon has had leadership positions with the Association of American Law Schools, the American Bar Association Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, and the Society of American Law Teachers, which gave her its “Great Teacher Award” in 2011.