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- About
About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 115-year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are located on the beautiful 228-acre USC University Park Campus, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
- Academics
Academics
Learn about our rigorous and interdisciplinary curriculum, our invaluable experiential learning opportunities, and the breadth and depth of our specialized areas of concentration and certificate offerings.
- Admissions
Admissions
USC Gould helps prepare you for a stellar legal career. You can pursue a JD degree, one of our numerous graduate and international offerings, or an online degree or certificate.
- Student Life
Student Life
Participate in an unparalleled learning experience with diversity of people and thought. Get involved in the law school community and participate in activities that enhance your studies.
- Careers
Careers
We work closely with students, graduates and employers to support successful career goals and outcomes. Our overall placement rate is consistently strong, with 94 percent of our JD class employed within 10 months after graduation.
- Faculty
Faculty
Our faculty is distinguished for its scholarship, as well as for its commitment to teaching. Our 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio creates an intimate and collegial learning environment.
- Alumni and Giving
Alumni and Giving
The global Trojan network of more than 10,000 law alumni and donors include recognized leaders in numerous fields who are deeply committed to supporting student and law school success.
Margaret Kean
- FACULTY DIRECTORY
- LECTURERS IN LAW DIRECTORY
- EXPERTS DIRECTORY
- FACULTY IN THE NEWS
- SCHOLARSHIP AND PUBLICATIONS
- DISTINCTIONS AND AWARDS
- + CENTERS
- CENTER FOR LAW AND PHILOSOPHY (CLP)
- CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (CLASS)
- CENTER FOR LAW, HISTORY AND CULTURE (CLHC)
- CENTER FOR TRANSNATIONAL LAW AND BUSINESS (CTLB)
- INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM INSTITUTE (IRI)
- PACIFIC CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY AND ETHICS
- SAKS INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH LAW, POLICY, AND ETHICS
- WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
Assistant Dean of Development
Email: mkean@law.usc.eduTelephone: (213) 821-6342
699 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90089-0074 USA
Last Updated: August 30, 2018
As assistant dean of development, Margaret Anne Kean leads the major gift and annual giving efforts of the school to grow and sustain philanthropic support and engagement among USC Gould School of Law alumni and friends.
Kean has over 21 years of fundraising and nonprofit management experience, most recently as executive director of advancement at USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Prior to joining USC in 2013, she held a variety of leadership development roles in education and health services, including chief development officer for an independent school, president of the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation, executive director of Cancer Support Community Pasadena and associate director at Pomona College. Kean previously worked in non-profit and corporate public relations for 17 years, including service at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena and Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation. A native of California, Kean holds a BA in British/American Literature from Scripps College in Claremont.
FACULTY IN THE NEWS
Los Angeles Times
December 12, 2018
Re: Rob Saltzman
Rob Saltzman was interviewed on the necessity of public trust of the police, saying that "It is important people have confidence in the system that police are acting constitutionally."
RECENT SCHOLARSHIP
Robert K. Rasmussen
October, 2018
"Temporal Priority," Legal Theory Workshop, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI.
Dorothy S. Lund
October, 2018
"Interested Institutions: Rethinking Deference to Institutional Investor Voting," Corporate Law Academic Conference, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
Robert K. Rasmussen
October, 2018
"Temporal Priority," Annual FLC Distinguished Speaker Dinner, Financial Lawyers Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
