Sam Panarella

Dean of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Storbeck Search | Diversified Search Group partnered with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to conduct a nationwide search that resulted in the appointment of Sam Panarella as Dean of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law.

“Sam is a proud first-generation college student and a passionate advocate for first-generation and low-income students in the study of the law,” said Provost Hanchen Huang. “He joins the Law School at an exciting point in its history, and will have the privilege of working with its outstanding faculty, staff and students to develop and execute a strategic plan that will continue UMass Law’s strong upward trajectory.”