Eugene, Ore. – The University of Oregon has selected a new dean for its law school after a nationwide search.
The Register-Guard reported that University of Houston law school associate dean Marcilynn Burke will begin work at the University of Oregon on July 1. Burke succeeds Michael Moffitt, who is returning to teaching.
Burke has a background in property law, land use law and federal natural resources law. In a news release she said the university feels like a “natural fit.”
Burke will earn $370,000 a year plus base salary.
Burke joined the University of Houston law school in 2002. She was named its associate dean in 2014. Burke took a leave of absence from the university in 2009 to work for the U.S. Department of Interior under the Obama administration.
