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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.

Since his arrival from the University of Washington last summer, Michael Paz has rapidly become a sought-after presence in 2240. His weekly roundups are already legendary. Most people would be satisfied to learn the ropes during their first year in a new job. Michael is not most people. He has been tracing the ropes to the levers, finding the wheels within wheels of the intricate clockwork we call UC Berkeley. His resourcefulness and initiative has now been recognized by higher powers.