Lauren Kay Robel (born 1953) is an American academic administrator and legal scholar working as the Val Nolan Professor of Law at the Indiana University Bloomington.[1]

Lauren Robel
Born
Lauren Kay Robel

1953 (age 70–71)
Academic background
EducationAuburn University (BA)
Indiana University, Bloomington (JD)
Academic work
DisciplineLaw
Sub-disciplineConstitutional law
American court system
InstitutionsIndiana University Bloomington

Early life and education

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Robel was born in Omaha, Nebraska.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Auburn University in 1978 and a Juris Doctor from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1983. During law school, she was elected Order of the Coif and wrote for the Indiana Law Journal.[3]

Career

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From 1983 to 1985, Robel served as a law clerk for Judge Jesse E. Eschbach. Robel served as provost of Indiana University Bloomington and vice president from 2012 to 2021. Prior to her appointment, she was the dean of the Maurer School of Law from 2003 to 2011. She spearheaded a campaign to reinvigorate academic programs across the university in anticipation of the 2020 Bicentennial. These plans included a new School of Art and Design, a new program in engineering, and the integration of health sciences in a new, on-campus health center.[4] She is also a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Office of the Provost & Executive Vice President". Office of the Provost & Executive Vice President. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  2. ^ "Lauren Robel (2002 Acting; 2003-2011) | Maurer Deans | Maurer School of Law: Indiana University". www.repository.law.indiana.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  3. ^ "Lauren Robel: Maurer School of Law: Indiana University Bloomington". Maurer School of Law. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  4. ^ "Lauren Kay Robel : Faculty and Staff of Indiana University Maurer School of Law". www.law.indiana.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  5. ^ "Provost Lauren Robel, Indiana Life Fellow and American Bar Foundation Board Member, Honored by Barnes & Thornburg - American Bar Foundation". www.americanbarfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-12-14.