Nancy La Vigne ’87 Named Dean of Rutgers University’s School of Criminal Justice

Nancy La Vigne ’87 is the new dean of Rutgers University’s School of Criminal Justice. La Vigne, who was formerly head of the National Institute of Justice during the Biden administration, majored in government at Smith. She earned a master’s degree in public service from the University of Texas Austin, and a Ph.D. in criminology from Rutgers.