Two Ohio law schools have new deans on tap.

The University of Dayton School of Law has selected Widener University School of Law associate dean Andrew Strauss to take over on July 1. Meanwhile, Jennifer Bard has been appointed dean of the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

Bard (left) is now on the faculty at the Texas Tech University School of Law, where she directs the health law program. She also holds a master's degree in public health and serves on the faculty of Texas Tech's medical school.