Rayman L. Solomon served as provost of Rutgers-Camden and dean of the Law School for 16 years. Prior to coming to Rutgers-Camden, he was associate dean for academic affairs and curriculum at Northwestern University School of Law; associate director and research fellow at the American Bar Foundation; and director of the Seventh Circuit History Project. In 1981, he published History of the Seventh Circuit, 1890–1941. Born in Helena, Arkansas, Solomon graduated with a B.A. from Wesleyan University and earned a J.D. and a Ph.D. in American Legal History from the University of Chicago. He has been an active member of the Elaine Massacre Memorial Committee.