This is the second story in our series about first female law deans that will run throughout March—Women’s History Month—including interviews Law.com conducted with current and past law deans who were the first female leader at one or more law schools over the past few decades.
When Cynthia Nance became the first Black woman dean at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law in 2006, it was considered a historic moment commemorated by the school receiving more than two dozen congratulatory messages and just as many bouquets of flowers.
Cynthia E. Nance, dean and Nathan G. Gordon Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, when she became the first Black woman dean in 2006. Courtesy photo
