All Oral Histories
An Interview with Davison Douglas
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Interview Date
4-29-2024
Description
"I sort of made a promise for myself. I'm going to make sure that I am connected with the students. And I know I have a busy job, and I know that a lot of deans don't do that... that became something, for the rest of my time when I was the dean, is I wanted to know who the students were. I wanted to connect with the students." -- Dave Douglas
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Douglas was interviewed in William & Mary’s Media Center on April 29, 2024. He began by discussing his academic career in history and religion, and how the lonely lifestyle pushed him to pursue law while he was finishing his doctorate. He described his love for teaching and his arrival at William & Mary Law School and spoke about the origins of his interest in civil rights law. Douglas then talked about the leadership roles he held while on the faculty, his transition to dean, and the changes in the law school’s facilities, faculty, and curriculum offerings. Throughout the interview, Douglas emphasized his love for working with students and how he strove to stay connected with them.
Run Time
01:29:40
Keywords
Citizen Lawyer, Election Law Program, Institute of Bill of Rights Law (IBRL), Law school buildings and facilities, Law school clinics and centers, Law school deans, Universities and Colleges--Alumni and alumnae, U.S. News & World Report (Firm), Neal Devins, Paul Marcus, W. Taylor Reveley III, Rodney A. Smolla
Local Identifier
OH.2024.007
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Recommended Citation
Douglas, Davison M. and Clark, Brendan, "An Interview with Davison Douglas" (2024). All Oral Histories. 17.
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/oralhist_all/17
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A transcript and guide to the oral history are available as additional files, above.