Blake D. Morant is an American legal educator and professor of law at George Washington University Law School, where he was the Dean in 2014-2019.

History

Morant received a bachelors (BA) degree in 1975 and juris doctor (JD) degree in 1978 from the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...

. During his undergraduate years, Morant was inducted into Alpha Phi Alpha. Morant is married to fellow University of Virginia alumnus Paulette "P.J." Morant. Prior to his position as Wake Forest Dean, Morant taught law at several institutions across the United States and was most recently a Professor and Assistant Dean at

Washington and Lee University School of Law The Washington and Lee University School of Law (W&L Law) is the professional graduate law school of Washington and Lee University. It is a private American Bar Association-accredited law school located in Lexington in the Shenandoah Valley regi ...

, was a fellow of

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, and worked in the private and public sectors. The Morants officially joined the

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the un ...

community in July 2007. On February 4, 2019, Morant announced his intent to step down at the end of the academic year. He is the former Dean of

Wake Forest University School of Law The Wake Forest University School of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of Wake Forest University. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Wake Forest University School of Law is a private American Bar Association (ABA) accredite ...

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