Gillian Lester To Step Down As Columbia Dean; Her Predecessor, Tax Prof David Schizer, Is ‘The Leading Candidate’ To Succeed Her

Minouche Shafik (President, Columbia), Announcement Regarding Gillian Lester, Dean of Columbia Law School: Gillian Lester, who has served as Dean of Columbia Law School since 2015, has informed me of her decision to step down at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year to return to full-time teaching and scholarship…