Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity, First Edition

Widely regarded as an expert on the role of technology in legal edu- cation, April Dawson is Associate Dean of Technology and Innovation and Professor of Law at North Carolina Central University School of Law, where she oversees the NCCU Technology Law & Policy Center. Dean Dawson graduated cum laude from Howard University in 1994, where she was on the editorial board of the Howard Law Journal and a member of the National Moot Court Team. After law school, Dean Dawson joined the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where she argued cases before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits. In 1996, Dean Dawson served as a law clerk to the Honorable Emmet G. Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, after which she joined a Washington, D.C., law firm as a litigation associate and was a legal writing adjunct at the George Washington University School of Law. In 1999, Dean Dawson moved to North Carolina to start a private practice dedicated to representing employees in cases involving sexual harassment, discrimination, and related disputes. In 2006, she joined the faculty at NCCU and has taught a wide range of classes, including Artificial Intelligence and the Law, Legal Technology Equity and Leadership, Constitutional Law, Supreme Court Seminar, Torts, Administrative Law, and Voting Rights. Dean Dawson has been voted Professor of the Year multiple times. Dean Dawson has presented several American Association of Law Schools (AALS) webinars such as Teaching with Technology for Maximum Student Engagement, Tech Productivity Tips for Law Faculty, and The Paperless Law Prof. She has served on the ABA TECHSHOW pan- els Skills Building: Best Practices for Teaching Tech to Law Students, and Tech Forward: New Jobs for New Lawyers. Dean Dawson was the recipient of the 2021 AALS Technology, Law and Legal Education Section Award, and was a 2022 ABA Women of Legal Tech Honoree. Dean Dawson’s interest in technology can be traced back to her undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Bennett College and her work as a computer programmer prior to law school. Dean Dawson is a member of the ABA Center for Innovation Governing Council, cohost of the ABA Innovation Network Podcast, vice chair of the North Carolina Bar Association Future of Law Committee, and immediate past chair of the AALS Section on Technology, Law and Legal Education. She is also a member of the North Carolina Governor’s Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice, and vice chair of the Board of Directors for Democracy NC. Dean Dawson cohosts Legal Eagle Review radio show with her col- league, Irving Joyner, on WNCU 90.7 FM, in which weekly interviews shed light on law-related concerns for people in the local community, as well as at the state and national level.