Patricia Salkin, the dean of the Touro College Jacob B. Fuchsberg Law Center since 2012, is stepping down to become the provost for Touro College’s Graduate and Professional Division, effective Aug. 1.

Salkin, 51, who was Touro Law’s first female dean, has worked for the last nine months as interim provost of the graduate and professional division, juggling that position along with her duties as law school dean.