April Dawson

April Dawson is the associate dean of technology and innovation and a professor of law at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Law and oversees the operation of the NCCU Technology Law & Policy Center. She is the author of the recently published book Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity. Dawson received her undergraduate degree in computer science from Bennett College (NC) and was a computer programmer before attending law school. She received her law degree cum laude from Howard University School of Law (DC) in 1994 and joined the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice through its Attorney General’s Honors Program immediately after law school. Dawson has taught a wide range of law school classes and is a member of the American Bar Association Center for Innovation Governing Council, a member of the North Carolina Governor’s Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice, and vice chair of the board of directors for Democracy North Carolina. Dawson also co-hosts the Legal Eagle Review radio show, in which weekly interviews shed light on law-related concerns for people of color.