Akhil Reed Amar

Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science

Yale University

2008 - Current

Asst. Prof., 1985-1988; Assoc. Prof, 1988-1990; Prof 1990-1993; Southmayd Prof., 1993-2008.

Yale Law School

J.D. (1984)

Honors: Israel Peres Prize (Faculty Award for Best Student Note)

Activities: Editor, Yale Law Journal Coker Fellow (Teaching Assistant, Torts I)

Yale University

B.A. (1980)

Activities: summa cum laude; GPA: 4.0/4.0; Phi Beta Kappa; Distinction in both majors (History and Economics); Thacher Memorial Prize (Debate Team Award); Louis Laun Prize (Overall Excellence by an Economics Major); Chairperson, Liberal Party of the Yale Political Union (notable Chairpersons over the decades include John F. Kerry, Evan Wolfson, Marvin Krislov, and Peter Beinart)

American Bar Foundation

Outstanding Scholar Award

2017

Top 20 Legal Thinkers in America

Legal Affairs Magazine

2008

Distinguished Legal Professional Award

South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut

2007

Outstanding Academician Award

National South Asian Bar Association

2004

One of 40 “Rising Stars in the Law”

National Law Journal

1995

Paul M. Bator Award

Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies

1993

Lifetime Achievement Award

Connecticut Law Tribune