Top row: Stephen Bainbridge, Stuart Banner, Devon Carbado, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Scott Cummings. Middle row: Ingrid Eagly, Charyl harris, Jerry Kang, Russell Korobkin, Lynn LoPucki. Bottom row: Jennifer Mnookin, Hiroshi Motomura, Ral Raustiala, Eugene Volokh, Adam Winkler.
Top row: Stephen Bainbridge, Stuart Banner, Devon Carbado, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Scott Cummings. Middle row: Ingrid Eagly, Cheryl Harris, Jerry Kang, Russell Korobkin, Lynn LoPucki. Bottom row: Jennifer Mnookin, Hiroshi Motomura, Kal Raustiala, Eugene Volokh

Sixteen members of the UCLA School of Law faculty have been recognized as leaders of legal scholarship based on the impact of their research and writing. The total is a new high for UCLA Law.

This article was originally published on the UCLA Blueprint website on February 10, 2022, and will appear in the Spring 2022 print edition of Blueprint magazine. We share it here with Blueprint's permission. 


Critical Race Theory and UCLA

by Jim Newton

UCLA Law faculty members Blake Emerson, Laura Gomez, and Aaron Littman
L to R: Blake Emerson, Laura Gómez, and Aaron Littman received awards from the Association of American Law Schools.

UCLA School of Law faculty members Laura E. Gómez, Blake Emerson, and Aaron Littman have earned prestigious section awards that are presented during the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools.

The honorees join UCLA Law Distinguished Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, who was recognized with the Triennial Award for Lifetime Service to Legal Education and to the Law.

Ken Karst speaking with law students
Ken Karst speaking with UCLA Law students.

The incredible legacy of UCLA School of Law Professor Kenneth L. Karst will be recognized through a new scholarship that supports students who are committed to racial equity and who embody Karst’s spirit of collegiality. The Kenneth L. Karst Scholarship in Law was established through the generosity of Karst’s family and the newly formed Kenneth L. Karst Racial Equity Foundation. A number of Karst’s students and colleagues have also made contributions in support of the scholarship.

UCLA Law Distinguished Professor Jerry Kang

UCLA School of Law Distinguished Professor Jerry Kang has been nominated to serve on the National Council on the Humanities, the 26-member board that advises the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities and promotes the advancement of culture and scholarship nationwide.

President Biden announced the nomination of Kang and several others to the council on Oct. 29.

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