Biography
Aaron provides leadership and oversight for the AccessLex Center for Legal Education Excellence®. He joined AccessLex Institute in June 2017 from Saint Louis University School of Law, where he served as a Professor of Law. Aaron also served as director of the Law School Survey of Student Engagement, a national study that seeks to measure the effects of legal education on students.
The Center for Legal Education Excellence’s primary function is to conduct and support rigorous research into questions pertaining to legal education and the bar admission process. Under Aaron’s leadership, the Center has launched LexPreLaw and LexPostBacc, two innovative diversity pathway initiatives designed to foster law school admission and success among aspiring students from underrepresented backgrounds. The Center also conducted the first multi-institutional investigation into factors that help predict academic and bar exam performance.
Aaron has written extensively on topics commonly focused on the experiences of underrepresented people seeking entry into law school and the profession. His scholarly articles have appeared in journals published by American University, Howard University, Stanford University and University of Notre Dame. His commentaries have appeared in numerous publications, including the Chronicle of Higher Education, Law360, and The National Jurist, which named Aaron sixth on its 2024 list of The 20 Most Influential People in Legal Education. He is also a frequent media commentator on education and diversity issues.
Aaron received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from North Carolina A&T State University, a Juris Doctor from Howard University and a doctorate in higher education leadership and policy from Vanderbilt University. He is also an alumnus of the Harvard University Administrative Fellowship Program.
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