The Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) has announced its award winners for this year.
The recipients of the 2017 Junior Faculty Teaching Award, which "recognizes an outstanding recent entrant (seven years or fewer) into legal education who demonstrates a commitment to justice, equality and academic excellence through his or her teaching[,]" are Professor Katie Eyer of Rutgers University-Camden School of Law and Professor Lua Kamal Yuille of the University of Kansas School of Law.
The recipients of the 2018 M. Shanara Gilbert Human Rights Award for "an exceptional person or institution whose struggle for human rights requires recognition" are Professor Robert S. Chang and the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at Seattle University School of Law, where Professor Chang is the Executive Director of the Korematsu Center.
The recipient of the 2018 Great Teacher Award, which "recognizes individuals or institutions that have made especially important contributions to teaching, legal education, and mentoring[,]" is Professor Jeffrey Selbin of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.
Congratulations to all of the winners. SALT will present the awards at its Annual Awards Celebration on Friday, January 5 at 4:30 pm at California Western School of Law, 350 Cedar Street, San Diego, California 92101. Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.saltlaw.org/events/2018-salt-annual-awards-celebration/