Jeffrey C. Sun

Jeffrey C. Sun, J.D., Ph.D., is Professor of Higher Education and Law, the Gradie R. & Mary D. Rowntree Endowed Chair in Educational Administration & Policy, and Director of the SKILLS Collaborative at the University of Louisville. He is also Counsel at Manley Burke. His research and practice areas focus on higher education law and professional/career education policies and practice. Dr. Sun has served as Project Director and Principal Investigator for over $30 million in externally funded grants that center around law, policy, and workforce development in the postsecondary context.

Dr. Sun has published approximately 100 scholarly works, including co-authorship of 13 books such as Law, policy, and higher education; Law and educational inequality; Student clashes on-campus: A leadership guide to free speech; and Academic leadership and governance of higher education.

Formerly department chair and associate dean of research, innovation, and strategic partnerships, Dr. Sun continues his sponsored work for which he has served as Project Director and Principal Investigator for over $30 million in externally funded grants. Dr. Sun received his law degree (J.D.) from the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University and an M.Phil. and a Ph.D. from Columbia University.

UofL webpage: profiles.louisville.edu/jeffrey.sun