Navigating Campus Activism: Legal Insights for University Protests

Speaker Biographies

Shelby Boseman

Shelby Boseman was hired by UT Arlington in 2014 as its first in-house counsel and Chief Legal Officer. He has oversight of the Office of Legal Affairs, Title IX, Equal Opportunity Services, Public Records, Records Information Management, and policies. Prior to UT Arlington he was the Deputy General Counsel at the Lone Star College System, and In-House Counsel at the Houston Housing Authority. Shelby received his Bachelors degree from Weber State University and his JD from the University of Houston. He is currently a 2nd year student in the Ph.D. program in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at The University of Texas at Arlington. 

 

 


Kelly Cruz

Kelly Cruz joined the Office of the Vice President and General Counsel in 2019 and provides legal and policy advice regarding student affairs at the University of Michigan.  

Prior to joining the OGC, Kelly served as Chief Compliance Counsel for Dell, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts. Kelly began her career as a litigator at the law firm of Alston + Bird LLP in New York, NY. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and their three kids in Ann Arbor, Michigan.