Staff & Faculty Focus
Professor appointed director of academic excellence As a child, Professor Kelly Gamble wrote that she wanted to be “maybe a lawyer, maybe a teacher, maybe both.” At Willamette Law, she’s made her musings a reality. “It is really fun and rewarding to see that dream come to life and to be able to make change for other people,” she says. Gamble was appointed director of academic excellence for Willamette Law in the Fall of 2022. Gamble’s appointment is the culmination of her devotion to building communities that
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support students both in the classroom and as they prepare for a legal career. The Academic Excellence Program centers on the principle that the twin pillars to student success are belonging and ability. Gamble’s appointment allows her to continue to strengthen and build up the program. Following a seven-year long career as a high school English teacher, Gamble made the
