Former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley will join the faculty of the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law on March 1.
As governor from 1995 to 1999, Beasley is credited with reforming state government and revitalizing the state’s struggling economy. He then undertook two decades of humanitarian and peacemaking work all over the world.
Nominated by American presidents of both parties, he became executive director of the U.N. World Food Programme, the world’s largest humanitarian organization, feeding hundreds of millions of starving people in more than 80 countries. Beasley served in that role from 2017 to 2023, and in 2020, he received the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the organization for its efforts to combat hunger and conflict around the world and make peace.
While serving as governor, Beasley also advocated for the removal of the Confederate flag from the State House dome. His efforts earned him the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2003. The flag was finally removed from the State House grounds in 2015 after nine people were killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston.
“Little did I know the challenges and adventures I was being prepared for in law school. But the way the University of South Carolina Law School taught me to think and act with integrity was very important to it all,” Beasley said. “To now have a chance to give back to a new generation of future leaders is one of the great opportunities of my life.”
Beasley will receive a full-time appointment in USC’s Rice School of Law as Distinguished Professor of Practice and Public Service in the Department of Legal Studies.
“The Rice School of Law is most grateful that Gov. Beasley will be joining our faculty,” said Dean William Hubbard. “The mission of the law school is to educate lawyer leaders for their communities, our state and nation. Gov. Beasley’s example of exemplary leadership and public service will inspire our students, broaden their perspectives and enhance their international understanding.”
Source: https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2024/01/david_beasley_law_school.php
