Phoebe Haddon

Phoebe, a nationally known leader in issues related to access and equity, served as chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden from July 2014 through 2020. She was dean of the University of Maryland School of Law from (2009-2014) and secured a $30million gift for the Law School; at the time this was the largest gift to a public law school, leading to its being named Francis King Carey School of Law. Under her leadership at Rutgers University-Camden the institution was able to widen affordable access to students through its landmark Bridging the Gap program, which provides full or significant tuition coverage for New Jersey’s poor and working families. She also amplified Rutgers-University’s role as an anchor institution in Camden and in the Delaware Valley by expanding the university’s nationally recognized civic engagement program. She continues her affiliation with Rutgers as Chancellor Emerita and University Professor of Rutgers Law School.

Among other awards and recognitions, Phoebe has received the 2019 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of American Law Schools and the 2019 Smith College Medal. In 2015, she received the Trailblazer’s Award from the New Jersey Women Lawyer’s Association. In 2014, she was an invited speaker at the American Institute’s 91st annual meeting; she is a life member of the Institute. In 2011, Phoebe received the Great Teacher Award from the Society of American Law Teachers. She has served as co-president of that organization.

From 2016 until this fall, Phoebe served as Director of the Federal Reserve Bank in Philadelphia. She continues to serve on the Board of Trustees for the Cooper University Health System, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and HERS (Higher Education Resource Services), a nationally known organization supporting women aspiring to leadership in higher education. In 2019, NJBIZ named her among the “Top 50 in Higher Ed in New Jersey” and the Philadelphia Business Journal named her to its “Power 100” list in 2019. The Philadelphia Inquirer also named her among its 2019 Diversity & Inclusion Pioneer awardees. She has served on the American Bar Association’s Commission on the Future of Legal Services, as well as the ABA’s Kutak Award Committee. She currently serves as a member of the NJ TAG Commission, an appointment by Governor Murphy.

Phoebe earned an LL.M from Yale Law School in 1985 and a Juris Doctor cum laude from Duquesne University School of Law in 1977. She received a bachelor’s degree from Smith College with Honors in 1972. She has served as Vice Chair and member of the Smith College Board of Trustees and a member of the board of the Alumnae Association. From 1981 to 2009 she was a member of the Faculty at Temple Law School.