Education:
PhD Law (Cont.) in International Human Rights, Leeds Beckett University (UK)
LLM in International & Comparative Law, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
LL.B., University of London
Courses: International Protection of Human Rights (LLB), Contract Law (LLB)
Bio:
Ujala Akram brings in extensive experience in heading academic and administrative units in several higher education settings in the USA and in Pakistan. She is the founder of Blackstone School of Law & Business and has been providing strategic leadership to the organization since 2016. She has previously held the role of Assistant Dean at Santa Clara University in the heart of the diverse and innovative Silicon Valley in California. Previously, she has served as a Director at Santa Clara University, taught at and headed an academic department with the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and served as a Senior Advisor to the Graduate Law Programs at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law—Indianapolis (IU McKinney School of Law). During her years with IU McKinney School of Law, she also worked on a USAID grant-funded project through which the law school’s LL.M. Program was offered at Cairo University and Alexandria University in Egypt. She also worked at a prestigious law firm in Indianapolis, Faegre Baker Daniels LL.P., on an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) project.
Ms. Akram’s specialized research and writings in the field of law and education focus on women's issues, minority rights, social justice, international protection of human rights, effective teaching methodologies; student learning styles. She's been teaching law to the University of London LL.B. students since 2013. Her hundreds of law lectures are publicly available on YouTube as an open source for students. Her research and service both are derived by her strong commitment to social justice and her belief in making the quality education accessible to all social classes.