Rennard James Strickland was a Philip H. Knight Professor of Law and former dean at the University of Oregon School of Law and senior scholar in residence at the

University of Oklahoma College of Law The University of Oklahoma College of Law is the professional graduate law school of the University of Oklahoma. It is located on the University's campus in Norman, Oklahoma. The College of Law was founded in 1909 by a resolution of the OU Boar ...

. Strickland earned his B.A. at

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before getting his J.D. from the

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, M.A. from the

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, and S.J.D. from the University of Virginia. After graduation, Strickland joined the faculty of the University of Arkansas School of Law and following it taught law at St. Mary's University, the

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, the University of West Florida, the

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, and at the

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. In 1985 he became dean at the Southern Illinois University School of Law and from 1990 to 1995 served as director of the Center for the Study of American Indian Law and Policy, before becoming professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. This was followed by a dean position at the same university and from 1997 to 2002, he also served as dean of Oklahoma City University from 1995 to 1997 and the University of Oregon School of Law. Strickland was elected president of the

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, served with the Society of American Law Teachers, and was a member of the

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. Rennard Strickland died on January 5, 2021, at the age of 80 in Norman, Oklahoma.

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Interview with Dr. Rennard Strickland Osage Author & Historian
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