Ellen E. Sward of the University of Kansas School of Law is retiring after 36 years on the faculty.
Professor Sward joined the KU Law faculty in 1984. During her tenure, she taught Civil Procedure; Jurisdiction; Federal Courts and the Federal System; Legal Research and Writing; Advanced Litigation; Administrative Law and Bankruptcy Law.
In addition to teaching, Professor Sward served as KU Law’s associate dean for research from 2004-2006. She’s been a part of law school committees on academics; minority student affairs; curriculum review; faculty recruitment; long-range planning; and tenure and promotion standards.
In a piece for KU Law Blog, Professor Sward shared that while she is of course looking forward to her retirement, she will greatly miss her students,
“I am really looking forward to retirement. There are obviously things about it that I am going to miss, especially my students. I’ll miss my students the most,” Professor Sward said. “But I’ve got other things I am looking forward to.”