Jenny S. Kwon

Bio

Jenny Kwon is Assistant Chancellor & Dean and Chief of Staff to Chancellor & Dean David Faigman. She advises the Chancellor and Dean on the administration of the campus and guides the implementation of college-wide strategic priorities, including developing partnerships and collaborations, managing government relations, and overseeing various DEI efforts.

Prior to joining UC Law SF, Dr. Kwon served as Associate Chief of Staff to the Chancellor at UC Berkeley. She has broad experience in higher education, having served as an academic librarian, director of career development, and advisor in equity and inclusion. She completed her undergraduate work at UC Berkeley, received her Master’s in Education from Harvard University, her Master’s in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University, and her Doctorate in Education from UC Davis. Her research focuses on the career progression of staff of color at large public universities.

Education

• University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Education
  Doctorate in Education 2016

• San Jose State University, School of Library & Information Science
  Master of Library and Information Science 2008

• Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
  Master of Education 2004

• University of California, Berkeley
  Bachelor of Arts in Social Welfare 2003

Selected Scholarship

• Putting the Bar to the Test: An Examination of the Predictive Validity of Bar Exam Outcomes on Lawyering Effectiveness
  Scott, J. M., Goggin, S. N., Trachok, R., Kwon, J. S., Gordon, S., Gould, D., Hiigel, F. S., Grinvald, L. C., & Faigman, D. , Journal of Law & Empirical Analysis 2024

• The Nevada Bar Exam Study: Does the Bar Exam Predict Lawyering Skills?
  Kwon, J. S., Trachok, R., & Faigman, D. , 2023 2023

• Staff diversity at UC Berkeley: An analysis of staff of color representation,
  Kwon, J.S., Journal of Higher Education Management 2018

• Talk about diversity hiring often means faculty. What about staff?
  Chan, C.C. , Chronicle of Higher Education 2017

• Assessing staff diversity at public universities: A quantitative analysis of staff of color representation
  Kwon, J. S. , ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global 2016