Participants of Cooley Law School Dean’s Fellow program in 2026.
On June 29, Cooley Law School’s Deans Fellow Program received the 2026 Excellence in Innovation Award: Law Schools from Insight Into Academia magazine, the nation’s longest-running publication advancing best practices in higher education.
This honor celebrates law schools redefining the future of legal education. Through transformative programs and initiatives, these schools are reimagining curriculum, experiential learning, technology and AI integration, access to legal education, professional pathways, and more to better serve the evolving needs of students and meet the changing demands of today’s workforce.
Cooley Law School launched the Dean's Fellow program, a peer learning initiative, in 2023. Designed to foster collaboration, belonging, and practical skill development, the Dean's Fellow program connects students with peer educators who understand the unique demands of legal education. It has produced measurable outcomes in student engagement, academic development, and educational equity by creating a learning environment where students are more likely to seek support, build confidence, and persist through the challenges of legal education.
“Cooley Law School’s Dean's Fellow is a peer educator program. It serves junior students, deepening their mastery of course material. For the Fellows, it also strengthens their leadership and communication skills, and offers valuable mentoring experience that contributes to their own professional development and career readiness,” said Cooley Law School President and Dean James McGrath. “It creates a stronger sense of representation, inclusion, and community among students, supporting Cooley's vision of advancing justice and equity through broad access to legal education. We are honored to be among the top law schools in the country to receive the Insight Into Academia’s Excellence in Innovation award.”
Cooley Law School is featured in the July/August 2026 issue of Insight Into Academia magazine.
This honor celebrates law schools redefining the future of legal education. Through transformative programs and initiatives, these schools are reimagining curriculum, experiential learning, technology and AI integration, access to legal education, professional pathways, and more to better serve the evolving needs of students and meet the changing demands of today’s workforce.
Cooley Law School launched the Dean's Fellow program, a peer learning initiative, in 2023. Designed to foster collaboration, belonging, and practical skill development, the Dean's Fellow program connects students with peer educators who understand the unique demands of legal education. It has produced measurable outcomes in student engagement, academic development, and educational equity by creating a learning environment where students are more likely to seek support, build confidence, and persist through the challenges of legal education.
“Cooley Law School’s Dean's Fellow is a peer educator program. It serves junior students, deepening their mastery of course material. For the Fellows, it also strengthens their leadership and communication skills, and offers valuable mentoring experience that contributes to their own professional development and career readiness,” said Cooley Law School President and Dean James McGrath. “It creates a stronger sense of representation, inclusion, and community among students, supporting Cooley's vision of advancing justice and equity through broad access to legal education. We are honored to be among the top law schools in the country to receive the Insight Into Academia’s Excellence in Innovation award.”
Cooley Law School is featured in the July/August 2026 issue of Insight Into Academia magazine.
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