NORTH HAVEN – Jordan Jefferson, of Hamden, has been named the new director of the Lynne L. Pantalena Law Library as well as an associate professor of law at Quinnipiac University.
In her role, she manages all aspects of the Law Library’s services, facilities, and staffing and teaches legal research.
Her vision of the modern academic library is one that is agile, responsive, collaborative and inclusive – “the crossroads of community and knowledge,” she said.
Jefferson comes to Quinnipiac from Yale Law School, where she served for 10 years, most recently as associate director of operations, outreach and engagement in the Lillian Goldman Law Library. Her legal research interests are wide-ranging, with a particular focus on criminal justice and access to justice, military and veterans’ issues, and LGBTQIA+ and women’s rights.
A frequent presenter on technology, pedagogy and service improvement in law libraries, she is also an active participant in national and regional professional associations.
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