Cynthia E. Nance
University of Arkansas School of Law
Fayetteville, AR
- 479-575-2403
- 479-575-3320
University of Iowa College of the Law, J.D. (with distinction), 1990
University of Iowa, M.A., 1991
Chicago State University, B.S., (Magna cum Laude) 1986
Cynthia E. Nance (Cyndi), is Dean Emeritus and Nathan G. Gordon Professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law and serves as the law school’s Director of Pro Bono and Community Engagement She teaches Labor Law, Employment Law, Workplace Legislation and Poverty Law. Professor Nance’s articles appear in journals including the Iowa Law Review, Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, Iowa Law Review, Rutgers Law Review, and Brandeis Law Review.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2007, Patron Fellow 2021
Chair, Arkansas Bar Foundation Fellows 2021-2022
Founding Fellow, American Association of Law Schools, 2018
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law (LEL) Section Member, 1996-
LEL Delegate, ABA House of Delegates, 2012-
ABA Section of Legal Education and Admission to Bar, Council Member, 2012-2018
Board, National Association for Law Placement Foundation Board, 2007-2016
NALP Foundation Advisory Committee 2016-
Board of Trustees, Law School Admissions Council, 2005-2008; 2011-2013
Elected Member, American Law Institute, 2007
Elected Member, The Labor Law Group, Executive Committee
Former Chair, Association of American Law Schools’ Labor and Employment Law, 2001, and Employment Discrimination Sections, 2002
Member, National, Hispanic, Native American and National Asian Pacific American Bar Associations
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Arkansas Advisory Committee, 2016-Present
American Bar Association, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, 2016-2019
American Bar Association, Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, 2014-2016
American Bar Association, Center for Racial and Ethnic Diversity, 2012-2014
Arkansas Bar Association, Annual Meeting Co-Chair, 2016-2017
Arkansas Bar Association, Legislative Expert, 2016-2017
Arkansas Supreme Court, Lawyers & Judges Assistance Program Committee, 2011-2017, JLAP Volunteer, 2017-
Arkansas Bar Foundation, Board of Directors, 2014-2017
Arkansas Bar Foundation, Trust Committee, 2019-Present
Arkansas Bar Commission on Diversity, 2000-2021
Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame, Board Member, 2015-Present
Northwest Arkansas Free Health Center, WelcomeHealth Board Member, 2015-2018
Phi Alpha Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Graduate Advisor Council Member, 2014-Present; Chapter President, 1999-2002
Bikes, Blues and Barbecue Charity Motorcycle Rally of Northwest Arkansas, Board Member, 2011-2018
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Advisory Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility, 2001-2005
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Board Member, 2006-2008
Interfaith Worker Justice, Board Member, 1999-2006