Commission will chart the future of legal education at university
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon announced the formation of a 13-member commission that will outline the future of the NCCU School of Law. Raymond C. Pierce, J.D., former dean of the NCCU School of Law, will chair the commission. Pierce currently serves as president and CEO of the Southern Education Foundation.
"I am deeply grateful to Raymond Pierce for agreeing to lead this important commission," said Chancellor Dixon. "The NCCU School of Law has been a transformative force in the legal profession, and with Attorney Pierce's leadership, I am confident we will chart a bold and innovative path forward. His expertise and vision will help ensure our law school continues to be a national leader in impact, value and excellence for generations to come."
For more than 85 years, the NCCU School of Law has provided access to legal education for generations of North Carolinians. The commission will review and provide recommendations pertaining to ABA requirements, admissions requirements, courses and curricula, student-teacher ratios, student support and success, clinic operations, bar passage rates and student outcomes post-graduation. The commission will begin work in January 2025 and will issue its report in May 2025.
"I am honored to serve as chair of this important commission and to have been entrusted with this responsibility by Chancellor Dixon," said Pierce. "The NCCU School of Law has a proud legacy of providing access to legal education and shaping the legal profession. I look forward to collaborating with some of the best legal minds in our state to ensure the School of Law continues to lead in excellence and opportunity for future generations."
The members of the commission are:
- Raymond C. Pierce, president and CEO, Southern Education Commission, and former dean, NCCU School of Law
- Glenn B. Adams Sr. (J.D.‘84), partner, Adams, Burge and Boughman PLLC, and former chair, NCCU Board of Trustees
- Kate Bartlett, former dean, Duke University School of Law
- Adrina Greenlee Bass (J.D.’09), special deputy attorney general, N.C. Department of Justice
- Brian O. Beverly (J.D.’95), partner, Young Moore and Henderson P.A., and past president, N.C. Association of Defense Attorneys
- John C. Boger, Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus, and former dean, University of North Carolina School of Law
- The Honorable Allyson K. Duncan, retired judge, U.S Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and past president, N.C. Bar Association
- Dan Harrison, vice president for academic and regulatory affairs, The University of North Carolina System
- Sonny S. Haynes (J.D.’10), partner, Womble Bond Dickinson
- Clayton Morgan, associate general counsel, Duke Energy Corporation, and past president, N.C. Bar Association
- The Honorable Joe L. Webster, U.S. magistrate judge, and past chair, N.C. Board of Bar Examiners
- Gray Wilson, partner, Nelson Mullins LLP; past president, N.C. State Bar; and past president, N.C. Bar Association
- Trish Hardy Wray (J.D.’07), associate general counsel, Duke Energy Corporation
