A photo of bookshelf in dean Perdue's office focused on a small yellow sign that reads

The dean’s office

A look at Wendy Perdue’s office, which shows her dedication to the school, its students, and democracy. Not to mention a fondness for animals — real and imagined.

Photography by Jamie Betts
April 24, 2026
A photo of a round stained glass piece depicting a feamle figure with the masks of comedy and tragedy.

Stained glass from a theater in Washington, D.C. featuring the masks of comedy and tragedy

A photo of Dean Perdue's desk featuring a small ceramic Dalmation dog, holding a bumper sticker that reads

Pin in commemoration of Perdue’s lame duck era

A photo of a shadowbox containing Perdue’s badge from when she served as a commissioner of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

Perdue’s badge from when she served as a commissioner of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

A photo of two hard hats on top of a bookshelf full of legal books. One hard had is labelled

Perdue’s hard hat from the law school renovation next to her father’s from the U.S. Navy

A photo of a framed piece of art depicting a rearing unicorn with the words

Artwork to mark the unicorn of a class that began in 2020

Two canvases, one blue, the other red, with paintings showing hands making the american sign language signs for

Paintings of the letters “U” and “R” in American Sign Language