Renowned Land Use Law Scholar and Dean of Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law, Blake Hudson, Completes Residency as Haub Visiting Scholar

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The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is pleased to announce that Blake Hudson, Dean of Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law, recently completed a residency at the Law School as a Haub Visiting Scholar. In their roles at Haub Law, Visiting Scholars collaborate with faculty, guest lecture classes, and work closely with students in Haub Law's Environmental Law Program and others. As previously announced, funding for the Haub Visiting Scholars was made possible by a generous gift from the Haub family in recognition of the essential role of environmental science, informatics and other technology and allied fields towards formulating environmental policy and law.

“The Elisabeth Haub School of Law is home to the #1 ranked environmental law program in the United States,” said Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law and Associate Dean of Environmental Law Programs and Strategic Initiatives Jason Czarnezki. “Collaboration with top academics, like Dean Blake Hudson, allows our school to remain at the forefront of developments in environmental law and policy and our students to continue to learn from scholars at the top of their fields. It was an honor to welcome Blake to our law school and continue to enhance our environmental law program.”

During his time at Haub Law, Dean Blake Hudson was a guest lecturer in a variety of environmental law courses, including Climate Change Law, Natural Resources Law, Land Use Law, and Environmental Skills. Further, Dean Hudson conducted a faculty workshop where he presented his paper, “The Righteous Divide in American Policymaking,” which will be published later this year. A renowned land use scholar, he was also able to spend time meeting with Haub Law’s Land Use Law Center staff and students. Throughout his time at Haub Law, Dean Hudson brought his own research and experience to the role of the Haub Visiting Scholar.

Blake Hudson is the Dean of Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law. Previously he served as the Samuel T. Dell Professor of Law and Director of the Environmental Land Use and Real Estate Law Program at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law. Prior to joining UF Law, Hudson held faculty roles at Stetson University College of Law, the Louisiana State University (LSU) Law Center and LSU’s College of the Coast & Environment, and the Houston Law Center. Before entering academia, he practiced at the law firm of Baker Botts in Houston. As a professor, Dean Hudson teaches courses related to property, environmental and natural resources law. His research focuses on the intersection of land use law, policy, and planning with natural resource management, as well as the complex role of private property rights and government institutions as solutions to common dilemmas.