After 17 years leading IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, Harold J. Krent is stepping down.Krent, who first joined the law school faculty in 1994, plans to hand over his duties as dean this summer.He earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and his J.D. from New York University Law School.Krent became associate dean in 1997. He was named interim dean in 2002 and assumed the deanship in January 2003.During his tenure, the law school enrolled more than 6,000 students, hired more than 30 full-time faculty …