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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Law Dean Zak Kramer speaks to Triad Business Journal about commitment to Greensboro

Kramer, dean of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's School of Law, noted that even has Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ plans to open a new law school in Charlotte, its presence in Greensboro will not change.

Zak Kramer, dean of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ School of Law, sits in a law school classroom, smiling toward the camera.
Zak Kramer, dean of the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ School of Law

Zak Kramer, dean of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ’s School of Law, spoke with the Triad Business Journal, about the university’s commitment to it’s law location in Greensboro, amid plans to open a new full-time law program in Charlotte.

“We think special things are happening in Greensboro,� Kramer said. “Greensboro has been our home for a long time. We intend for it to be our home over the longest term.�

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ’s new law program in Charlotte would be the first law school in the city in nearly a decade.

“The legal community is growing in Charlotte, and so it makes a difference when there’s a law school in a community, when lawyers grow up as lawyers in that community, when they’re trained in that community, where they form networks, mentoring opportunities, opportunities for folks to volunteer,â€� Kramer said.

Read his interview in theÂ