Sandra N. Hurd, professor of law and public policy, currently serves as interim dean of the martin J. Whiteman School of Management at Syracuse University (SU). She participated in the development of the School of Management's freshman course in 1991 and served as it’s director from 1996-2002. Professor Hurd was the first coordinator of the management learning community and now serves as SU’s director of learning communities for academic affairs. Her primary area of research is international product liability and safety. Professor Hurd’s publication appear in such journals as the American Business Law Journal, the Journal of Product Liability, the Journal of Legislation, the International Journal of Technology Management, the Maryland Journal of International Law and Trade, and the University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law. She is coauthor, with Ruth Federman Stein, of Using Student Teams in the Classroom (2000). Professor Hurd was named a master teacher by the Academy of legal Studies in Business and is a member pf the Syracuse University Gateway Fellowship. Recent awards include the School of Management Award for Excellence in Teaching (2000), the Tankersley Leadership Award (2001), and the Chancellor’s citation for Outstanding Contributions to the University’s Academic programs (2001).

Ruth Federman Stein is a teaching consultant at the center for Support of Teaching and Learning at Syracuse University. Her work includes organizing Focus on Teaching sessions for faculty, helping to coordinate Syracuse University's Vision Fund program, conducting teaching workshops, and teaching consultation. She also serves as a visiting faculty consultant for Syracuse University's Project Advance program. Dr. Stein coauthored Using Student Teams in the Classroom (2002) and is a past president of the Board of Education in Syracuse, New York. She currently is serving as the mayor’s Education Advocate.