Joan Howarth

Joan Howarth

Joan Howarth is a visiting professor at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas’ William S. Boyd School of Law. Previously, she was the dean of the Michigan State University College of Law. Her academic work focuses on attorney licensing and LGBT legal history.

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Guest Appearances
July 24, 2024

‘Shaping the Bar’ author says bar exam protects legal profession, not public

Lawyer and author discusses with the ABA Journal’s Julianne Hill how the bar’s history of creating a method to test minimum competency is outdated and discriminatory.

October 25, 2021

When most of law school faculty were straight white men, how did those who were not bring change?

This month’s Asked and Answered podcast looks at how work environments have changed for female law school faculty.