Dean David Jaffe
“If you are not happy and you can't get things to change where you are, then change where you are.”
Dean David B. Jaffe is the Associate Dean of Student Affairs and American University, Washington College of Law. He oversees all aspects of the Office of Student Affairs. A committed steward of law student wellness, Dean Jaffe is the co-author of the 2014 and 2021 national surveys of law student well-being, and of articles on bar application character and fitness questions affecting students getting help while in law school. Jaffe regularly presents on these topics around the country; in 2022 he received the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs Meritorious Service Award for Law Student Wellness.
