Category Archives: Feminists in Academia

Sunder Named Carnegie Scholar

Congratulations to Feminist Law Prof Madhavi Sunder of University of California, Davis, who was recently named as a Carnegie Scholar by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. According to the Carnegie Corporation’s press release, each of the twenty Carnegie Scholars … Continue reading

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The Scholar & Feminist Online: “Writing a Feminist’s Life: The Legacy of Carolyn Heilbrun”

Available here! Below is an excerpt from the “About this issue” page: …When Carolyn arrived at Columbia, women’s studies was less a viable academic pursuit than an idea struggling to find its first footing in various disciplines across the humanities … Continue reading

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Another Guest Post By Belle Lettre!

She writes: From the NY Times, “Changing My Feminist Mind, One Man At a Time“: FOR the past decade, I have struggled with two competing images of the opposite sex: oppressor, and dream date. [W]ith my working mother as a … Continue reading

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Sexism in the Classroom

Law student blogger la somnambule had this to say: In a seminar yesterday a few comments were passed. We were discussing the role of ‘undue influence’ in contract law. This doctrine was developed to assist people who have entered a … Continue reading

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“Is There A Global Warming Toward Women In Academia?”

The article at this link is a report on a recent study of women in academia by Christine Hult, Ronda Callister, and Kim Sullivan, at Utah State University. It appeared in the Summer/Fall, 2005 issue of Peer Review. Here is … Continue reading

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Feminist Law Prof Michelle Anderson to Become Dean of the City University of New York School of Law!

From this press release: An academic leader with a passion for social justice, Professor Anderson is a graduate of Yale Law School where she was Notes Editor of the Yale Law Journal and Editor of the Yale Journal of Law … Continue reading

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The American Academy of Arts & Sciences Elects “Fellows”

From the Leiter Law School Reports: The following law professors have been elected as Fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences: Ian Ayres (Yale), Richard Fallon (Harvard), Larry Kramer (Stanford), and Lawrence Lessig (Stanford). Several practitioners were also … Continue reading

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On Mentoring

All the Bitch Ph.D. fans have no doubt seen this post already, but it still seemed worthwhile to highlight to following excerpt: It’s no coincidence that the women’s caucus workshop was about mentoring: I had proposed the topic because I … Continue reading

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Well This Stinks

University of Houston Law Center Dean Nancy Rapoport announced her resignation yesterday, effective May 31. A Houston Chronicle article reports that the resignation is related to the school’s fall in the U.S. News rankings. Here is an excerpt which I … Continue reading

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In Memoriam: Professor Denise C. Morgan (1965-2006)

From New York Law School’s website: “Professor Denise Morgan, a professor of education policy and the law, federal courts, civil procedure, and a seminar on race and American history at New York Law School and advocate for fiscal equity in … Continue reading

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Prof. Joan Heminway Rocks The Academy

To everyone who knows Feminist Law Prof Joan MacLeod Heminway, this will be no suprise, but she’s finally gotten a bit of recognition for all her hard work and amazingness. Recent accolades include the Marilyn V. Yarbrough Faculty Award for … Continue reading

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Stupid Girls, Stupid Profs?

During the panel discussion on Feminism and Women Under 40 held at Pace Law School on March 21, 2006, one of the speakers touted the new Pink video, “Stupid Girls,” as an example of how feminists can harness the media … Continue reading

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Scott Moss, “Against ‘Academic Deference’: How Recent Developments in Employment Discrimination Law Undercut an Already Dubious Doctrine”

Brand new! Here’s the abstract – it’s long and the fact that the first two words of the final paragraph are “In short…” cracked me up, but it looks like a very interesting piece: “When the defendant in an employment … Continue reading

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Legal Affairs “Reviews” Catharine MacKinnon

The piece, accessible here, is vaguely styled as a book review, but really only mentions Women’s Lives, Men’s Laws and Are Women Human? briefly and without any substantive detail or analysis. Titled “A Firebrand Flickers” and subtitled: “The legendary feminist … Continue reading

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When An Academic Placement Goes Wrong

Wedding Bell Blues (Part One): Jackie O.’s Aphorism and Wedding Bell Blues (Part Two): The Assassination of Love are compelling accounts at “Slaves of Academe” of a self described gay male academic of colour’s experiences with “Mr. Sadistic College.” I’m … Continue reading

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“The Scholar & Feminist Online”

“S&F Online, a triannual, multimedia, online-only journal of feminist theories and women’s movements, provides public access to the Barnard Center for Research on Women’s most innovative programming by providing written transcripts, audio and visual recordings, and links to relevant intellectual … Continue reading

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The Ninth Carnival of Feminists!

Looks like Mind The Gap did a fantastic job!

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Maybe Lexis or Westlaw Could Give the NYT a Discount? Because It Doesn’t Seem Likely NYT Writers Will Actually Log On Too Often…

In a 1/18/06 post entitled “Bashing Feminists” at Left2Right, Michigan Philosophy Professor Elizabeth Anderson wrote: “Ana Marie Cox, self-professed feminist and formerly of Wonkette fame, reviewing “Women Who Make the World Worse” by Kate O’Beirne in the New York Times … Continue reading

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The Feminist Theory Website

Accessible here: “The Feminist Theory Website provides research materials and information for students, activists, and scholars interested in women’s conditions and struggles around the world. The goals of this website are: 1) to encourage a wide range of research into … Continue reading

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A Good Enough Woman?

Aspazia at Mad, Melancholic Feminista writes: “…Many women I know tend to hit a depressed patch when they find themselves utterly depleted by fulfilling their “feminine” duties of tending to the emotional needs of others and battling the competitive environments … Continue reading

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The University of Wisconsin’s College Library’s Women’s Collection

According to this site: “…the collection provides books and videos emphasizing current women’s issues of interest to undergraduates, including the students in Women’s Studies courses. The collection includes titles about women’s health concerns and topics such as abortion, women and … Continue reading

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“Feminist Perspectives on Law”

“Feminist Perspectives on Law” bills itself as “a resource for UK researchers, teachers and learners” but it’s also pretty handy for Yanks! Click on the links in the “Subject Areas” sidebar for some really useful bibliographies.

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The Book Stank!

“The Little Professor” writes: “Picture me, innocently arriving home on a pleasant (for upstate NY) winter’s day, greeted by an envelope that clearly contains a book.   Books, of course, are frequent visitors at my humble abode, but there is … Continue reading

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David Horowitz Names “The 101 Most Dangerous Professors in America”

Once again, women appear to be grossly underrepresented, so if you see Horowitz, make every effort to frighten him, so as to appear in future editions of his book. Kudos to feminist law prof Regina Austin for making the list, … Continue reading

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Bridget Crawford’s Report from Yale’s “Sex for Sale” Symposium

“On Saturday, February 4, 2006, I attended the “Sex for Sale” symposium sponsored by the Yale Journal of Law & Feminism. It was a well-run and intellectually rich conference, organized around two panels. I’ll give an incomplete account of some … Continue reading

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Things “Statgirl” Learned While Interviewing For A Teaching Position

As reported at her blog, RejectNull: “Things I learned while interviewing” I really LIKE talking about my research and people are actually interested in what I do. Always eat a big breakfast–you won’t get much time to eat the rest … Continue reading

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