Browne Cornell Lewis (c. 1962 – June 3, 2022) was a legal scholar who served as dean of North Carolina Central University School of Law from 2020 to 2022. Born in

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, Lewis was "one of 12 children from a family in a small country town". She received a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

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from

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, followed by a

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in public policy from the

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at the

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, and then a J.D. from the

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in 1988, followed by an

LL.M. A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: ' or ') is a postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in another subject. In many jurisdi ...

in energy and environmental law from the

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in 1997. In 2013, she published the book, ''Papa's Baby: Paternity and Artificial Insemination''. She taught at the

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prior to becoming dean at North Carolina Central University School of Law. Lewis led North Carolina Central University School of Law through it reaccreditation process with the

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in 2020. In 2021,

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gave a $5 million grant for the school in support of the development of a technology and policy center, which Lewis expressed was a goal of her tenure.Zachary Eanes,
Intel gives $5M to NCCU Law School to launch new tech and policy center
, ''The Durham Herald-Sun'' (February 22, 2021), p. A1
A2
"Lewis, who came to NCCU last year, said she has had a goal of creating a tech and policy center". Lewis died in Colorado at the age of 60, while attending the annual conference of the

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, of which she was a member.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Browne C. 1960s births 2022 deaths University of Minnesota Law School alumni University of Houston Law Center alumni Cleveland State University faculty Deans of law schools in the United States North Carolina Central University faculty