The advisory review committee is conducting the five-year review of Tamara Lawson, Toni Rembe Dean of the School of Law.
Advisory review committee members
- Anind Dey, Dean, Information School, Chair
- Crystal Alberthal, Librarian and Head of Collections, School of Law
- Anna Bosch, Associate Teaching Professor, School of Law
- Ryan Calo, Professor, School of Law
- Angélica Cházaro, Associate Professor, School of Law
- Jeremiah Chin, Assistant Professor, School of Law
- Judge Robert Harlan Henry, Jurist-in-Residence for Rule of Law
- Ann Jacob, Student, L3, School of Law
- Monte Mills, Professor, School of Law
- Sean Munson, Professor, Human Centered Design and Engineering, College of Engineering
- Elizabeth Pendo, Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Academic & Faculty Affairs, School of Law
- Rachel Pounds, Director of Finance, School of Law
- David Ziff, Teaching Professor and Chair, School of Law
Charge letter to the advisory review committee
Dear Colleagues:
Thank you for agreeing to serve on the advisory committee to review the performance of Tamara Lawson, Toni Rembe Dean of the School of Law. This review is being conducted pursuant to Executive Order No. 20, available in the University Policy Directory, which requires that standard reviews of the appointees who head major administrative and academic units be undertaken at periodic five-year intervals. My particular thanks to Anind Dey, Dean of the Information School, for his willingness to chair this review.
The purpose of this review is to evaluate the performance of Tamara Lawson and to assess her overall effectiveness as Dean of the School of Law. Please see the attached job description to guide your review as you assess Dean Lawson’s leadership and engagement. Some of the critical features to be addressed in the review include Dean Lawson’s leadership in advancing academic quality at UW, ensuring the vitality of the UW’s teaching mission, managing the resources and budget of the unit, advancing the goals and vision of the School of Law and the university more broadly, supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the School and University, expanding university-wide collaborations, and engaging broadly with internal and external UW communities.
In addition to the guidance provided in Executive Order No. 20, the review committee is specifically asked to solicit input on Dean Lawson from all personnel in the School of Law and any other appropriate UW or external groups. I would appreciate it if the committee would complete its work by the end of Winter Quarter 2027. Your confidential report should be submitted directly to me.
Thank you once again for your help and your willingness to assist me in this endeavor. Your service is much appreciated.
Sincerely,
Tricia R. Serio
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Professor, Biochemistry