University of Michigan Law School professor to take on ethics role for President Barack Obama

Croley will join a number of U-M Law School alumni working in the White House, including Valerie Jarrett, an Obama senior advisor. Croley will report to Obama’s domestic policy adviser and U-M Law grad Melody Barnes.

Jarrett and U-M grad Eugene Kang were called upon by U-M to land Obama as the 2010 spring commencement speaker.

"Professor Croley's colleagues are delighted that he has this opportunity to showcase his extraordinary talents at a national level," Law School Dean Evan Caminker said in a written statement. "But those same colleagues - not to mention his students - are also extremely pleased to hear that he'll be returning to Michigan Law to teach, once his leave of absence ends. He's a valuable member of our community, and while he's gone he'll be missed."

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