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Elizabeth Kronk Warner

Jefferson B. & Rita E. Fordham Presidential Dean

Professor of Law


Full Profile Phone: 801-581-6571
Email: Office_of_the_Dean@law.utah.edu
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  • Kronk Warner, Tanana receive Native Excellence Awards for positive impacts on the indigenous community

  • Utah Law ranks No. 10 on preLaw magazine’s list of best value law schools

  • Dean Kronk Warner featured in Washington Post article about U.S. News law school rankings

  • U.S. News ranks Utah Law #28—our highest ranking ever

  • Utah Law faculty updates: February 2024

  • Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner and Professor Emeritus Robert Adler contribute chapters to new book on sustainable development

  • College of Law mourns Jan Graham, alum and former Utah attorney general

  • Dean Kronk Warner and 3L Jensen Lillquist Co-Author Rights of Nature Article

  • Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner presents on federal Indian law and consultation during Distinguished Environmental Lecture

  • Utah Law faculty members present at Law and Society Conference

  • Utah Law hosts anti-racism conference for law school deans in conjunction with LSAC

  • Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner discusses environmental justice and “rights of nature” in The Guardian

  • Utah Law professors present at AALS Annual Meeting

  • Dean Kronk Warner discusses how the U honors Native American Heritage Month

  • Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner discusses the “rights of nature” with Indian Country Today

  • Dean Kronk Warner and Research Professor Tanana write about the impacts of climate change on indigenous communities

  • Research from Kronk Warner and Adler Makes Sustainable Development Recommendations

  • University of Utah Releases Tribal Acknowledgment Statement

  • Recent publications from Utah Law faculty members