FAIRFAX, Va., May 28 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:

George Mason University has named Daniel B. Kelly the next dean of the Antonin Scalia Law School, effective June 25, 2026.Kelly is a nationally recognized legal scholar and academic leader withexpertisein property law, real estate, and law and economics.

Kelly succeeds Ken Randall, who has served as dean since 2020 and led the law school to its highest-ever ranking. Randall will remain on the faculty.

Kelly currently serves as dean of the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis,Minnesota. Prior to that role, he spent 15 years on the faculty at the University of Notre Dame, where he served as director of the Law School's Program on LawandEcon...