Professor Dylan C. Penningroth’s book Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights has won the 2024 Scribes Book Award and made the shortlist for the 2024 Cundill History Prize. They’re the latest in a long string of accolades and honors.
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Professor Dylan C. Penningroth discusses his book Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights in the latest episode of the Good on Paper podcast from The Atlantic. Listen here: The Rights of American Slaves
Anthony Ghaly has co-authored a paper that was recently published in the Journal of International Criminal Justice.
We are deeply saddened to inform you that our friend and colleague Lindsay Harris has passed away. Many of you knew Lindsay in her diverse roles with the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality; all of us who knew her will miss her terribly.
Lindsay was a dedicated educator who profoundly impacted the lives of many students. Here are a few words from those who had the privilege of learning from her…
And the latest in the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast’s "you absolutely must read this" series, the whole crew is together for a conversation with Dylan C. Penningroth about his book Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights
Big Shout out to Doug Sangster for coming in second in the Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition in California Legal History!
JSP Faculty, Alumni & Staff Achievements: This was a banner year for our faculty, staff, and alumni. To name just a few of the laurels they garnered: in June, Dhammika Dharmapala was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the American Law & Economics Association (meaning he will be President in 2027).
In New Project, Professor Osagie K. Obasogie Explores ‘The Legacy of Eugenics’
Obasogie wants to bring the discredited theory out of hiding through a national conversation to confront the past and prevent its repetition in modern science.
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Professor Dylan Penningroth’s book Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights has won the Law & Society Association’s J. Willard Hurst Book Prize, the latest in a string of accolades and honors. Penningroth will be honored at the association’s annual meeting, as will several other winners with ties to Berkeley Law: Legal Studies student Sanjana Manjeshwar nabbed the Undergraduate Student Paper Prize, while Jurisprudence & Social Policy alumni Lynette Chua Ph.D. ’11, Kaaryn Gustafson J.D. ’97 Ph.D. ’04, and Marianne Constable Ph.D.
