Former Berkeley Law professor Daniel Rodriguez has been named dean of Northwestern Law School, effective January 2012. Currently a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, Rodriguez is a nationally prominent scholar in administrative law, local government law, and state constitutional law. Before joining the faculty at Texas, Rodriguez spent seven years as dean at the University of San Diego School of Law. There, he expanded the size and stature of the faculty, created interdisciplinary programs and new academic centers, and undertook the school’s first major capital campaign. Rodriguez is a Harvard Law School graduate.