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'''Amy Wax''' (born January 19, 1953)<ref></ref> is an American lawyer and academic. She is the Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the ]. Her work addresses issues in ] law and policy as well as the relationship of the family, the workplace, and ]. | ||
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| Wax first worked in the Office of the ] pf the ] from 1988 to 1994. During her tenure, she argued 15 cases before the ].<ref>, University of Pennsylvania Law School website.</ref> She taught at ] from 1994 to 2000. | Wax first worked in the Office of the ] pf the ] from 1988 to 1994. During her tenure, she argued 15 cases before the ].<ref>, University of Pennsylvania Law School website.</ref> She taught at ] from 1994 to 2000. | ||
| Wax is the Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the ], having joined the law school's faculty in 2001.<ref name="upenn.edu"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/author/|title=Amy L. Wax|work=]}}</ref><ref name="fedsoc.org"/> She received the A. Leo Levin Award for Excellence in an Introductory Course, and the Harvey Levin Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence.<ref name="upenn.edu"/><ref name="fedsoc.org"/> In 2015, she received a ] for Distinguished Teaching. | Wax is the Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the ], having joined the law school's faculty in 2001.<ref name="upenn.edu">{{cite web|url=https://www.law.upenn.edu/cf/faculty/awax/|title=Penn Law Faculty: Amy Wax, expert on Civil Procedure, Social Welfare Law and Policy, Law and Economics, Family Law|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Law School}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/author/|title=Amy L. Wax|work=]}}</ref><ref name="fedsoc.org">{{cite web|url=https://fedsoc.org/contributors/amy-wax|title=Prof. Amy Wax; Robert Mundheim Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School|publisher=]}}</ref> She received the A. Leo Levin Award for Excellence in an Introductory Course, and the Harvey Levin Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence.<ref name="upenn.edu"/><ref name="fedsoc.org"/> In 2015, she received a ] for Distinguished Teaching. | ||
| Her academic focus is on ] law and policy, and the relationship of the family, the workplace, and labor markets.<ref name="upenn.edu"/> She authored ''Race, Wrongs, and Remedies: Group Justice in the 21st Century'' (2009).<ref name="upenn.edu"/> | Her academic focus is on ] law and policy, and the relationship of the family, the workplace, and labor markets.<ref name="upenn.edu"/> She authored ''Race, Wrongs, and Remedies: Group Justice in the 21st Century'' (2009).<ref name="upenn.edu"/> | ||
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| ProfessorAmy Laura Wax | |
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| Born | (1953-01-19) January 19, 1953 (age 71) Troy, New York |
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| Occupation | Law professor |
| Employer | University of Pennsylvania Law School |
| Notable work | Race, Wrongs, and Remedies: Group Justice in the 21st Century (2009) |
| Title | Robert Mundheim Professor of Law |
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Amy Wax (born January 19, 1953) is an American lawyer and academic. She is the Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Her work addresses issues in social welfare law and policy as well as the relationship of the family, the workplace, and labor markets.
Early life and education
Wax was born in Troy, New York, on January 19, 1953 in a Jewish household. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with B.S. in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University in 1975. She was then a Marshall Scholar in Somerville College, Oxford University. She then received M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1981 and J.D. from Columbia University Law School in 1987. In law school, she was an editor of Columbia Law Review. She then clerked for Judge Abner Mikva of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1987 to 1988, and was admitted to New York State Bar in 1988.
Legal career
Wax first worked in the Office of the Solicitor General of the United States pf the United States Department of Justice from 1988 to 1994. During her tenure, she argued 15 cases before the United States Supreme Court. She taught at University of Virginia Law School from 1994 to 2000.
Wax is the Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, having joined the law school's faculty in 2001. She received the A. Leo Levin Award for Excellence in an Introductory Course, and the Harvey Levin Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence. In 2015, she received a Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.
Her academic focus is on social welfare law and policy, and the relationship of the family, the workplace, and labor markets. She authored Race, Wrongs, and Remedies: Group Justice in the 21st Century (2009).
Controversies
Amy Wax has been called "notorious for making controversial comments that have attracted national attention". In a controversial piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer she wrote: "all cultures are not equal". She told the Daily Pennsylvanian that "everyone wants to go to countries ruled by white Europeans" because of their "superior" mores. In an interview with Glenn Loury, she also claimed that "a black student has never finished in the top quarter of a graduating class Penn Law". As a result of these controversies, Penn Law School stripped Wax of her duties teaching curriculum courses first-year students. A petition to fire Wax gathered about 4,000 signatures.
References
- CV of Amy Wax
- Nick Roll, Outrage Over Op-Ed, Inside Higher Education, August 25, 2017.
- Amy Wax, Robert Mundheim Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School website.
- ^ "Penn Law Faculty: Amy Wax, expert on Civil Procedure, Social Welfare Law and Policy, Law and Economics, Family Law". University of Pennsylvania Law School.
- "Amy L. Wax". National Review.
- ^ "Prof. Amy Wax; Robert Mundheim Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School". The Federalist Society.
- Madeleine Ngo, Penn Law prof. Amy Wax on Brett Kavanaugh allegations, Daily Pennsylvanian, September 30, 2018.
- Amy Wax and Larry Alexander, Paying the price for breakdown of the country's bourgeois culture,The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 9, 2017.
- Dan Spinelli, ‘Not all cultures are created equal’ says Penn Law professor in op-ed, Daily Pennsylvanian, August 10, 2017.
- Joe Patrice, Professor Declares Black Students ‘Rarely’ Graduate In The Top Half Of Law School Class, Above The Law, Mar 8, 2018.
- Penn professor removed from class for saying black students underperform, Associated Press, Mar 14, 2018.
- Juliana Feliciano Reyes, The internet wants Penn Law prof Amy Wax fired (again) — this time for her comments on the Kavanaugh hearing, The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 9, 2017.
External links
- Q&A with Amy Wax, C-Span, June 5, 2018.
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