Adjunct Takes on White House Role

Professorial Lecturer in Law Roy L. Austin, Jr. has a new office close to campus. Earlier this year, he began working on the White House Domestic Policy Council as the new Deputy Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs, Justice, and Opportunity. Professor Austin is charged with overseeing the President's agenda to build opportunities for those working to make it into the middle class. In this new role, he will focus on policy areas that include criminal justice and civil rights, community development, workers' rights, and homelessness.