From Law School to Seminary to Harvard, and All That In-Between! Hear from Natt Gantt on His Journey as Associate Dean at High Point University's New Law School

This interview is a must listen! Professor and Associate Dean of High Point University's new law school joins our host for an epic conversation about careers, building a school from the ground up, and law student well-being. Gantt provides immeasurable advice for students and reminds us of the path that is set out for each of us.

Gantt's articles, blogs, and other writings can be found on his LinkedIn and by a quick Google Search. Additionally, Through his work with the seminary, as a Visiting Fellow of the Mockler Center for Faith and Ethics in the Public Square at Gordon-Conwell he has written a chapter in an upcoming book on Sabbath titled Sabbath as Resilience. His chapter is titled “Reclaiming the Gift of Time: Appreciating Sabbath as a Reminder of Time’s Inherent and Intrinsic Value.”

The following bio has been adapted from High Point University's faculty biographies with the most recent updates from Gantt.

Professor Gantt has joined HPU as an Associate Dean of for Academic Affairs after Harvard Law School and brings 24 years of experience in legal education. Through his teaching, presentations and scholarship, he has focused primarily on law school academic support, legal education reform, legal ethics and professional identity formation. Gantt is recognized as a national leader on law student and lawyer well-being, and how legal education should foster integrity as an important personal and professional value. With extensive experience in both law and theology, Gantt most recently was the inaugural executive director of the Harvard Law School Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies and a lecturer on law.

Prior to his role at Harvard, Gantt served for 21 years in various roles at Regent University School of Law, most recently as a professor, associate dean for academic affairs and co-director of Regent’s Center for Ethical Formation and Legal Education Reform.

Gantt earned his Juris Doctor at Harvard Law School, his Master of Divinity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and his Bachelor of Arts in psychology and political science at Duke University. In his role as executive director of Harvard’s Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies, Gantt encouraged discussions on the relationship between faith and the study and practice of law, and on the character formation of law students and lawyers.

Gantt currently serves as an advisory member of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs (CoLAP) and chairs CoLAP’s Well-Being Committee. He also serves as a faculty presenter at the Christian Legal Society Fellows Program and as a visiting fellow of the Mockler Center for Faith and Ethics in the Public Square at Gordon-Conwell.