Boards

The Michigan Journal of Race & Law is fortunate to have two boards committed to its success.

Editorial Board

As a student run and edited publication, our Editorial Board runs the day to day operations of the Journal. 

Previous Editorial Board

Advisory Board

Professors who are alumni of the Journal and the University of Michigan Law School make up our Advisory Board. They provide invaluable support in guiding the Journal in its policy, development, and growth.

The Advisory Board will help provide mentorship, commentary, and editorial assistance to some of our publishing scholars. The Advisory Board will also serve the crucial role of guiding the Journal in its policy, development, and growth. The seven inaugural members of our growing board are:

• Professor Guy-Uriel Charles, J.D. ’97 – Charles J. Ogletree Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he also directs the Charles Hamilton Institute for Race and Justice.  Professor Charles writes about how law mediates political power and how law addresses racial subordination, and he teaches courses on civil procedure; election law; constitutional law; race and law; critical race theory; legislation and statutory interpretation; law, economics, and politics; and law, identity, and politics. Professor Charles is a co-founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the Michigan Journal of Race & Law;
• Professor Emily Houh, J.D. ’96 – Gustavus Henry Wald Professor of the Law and Contracts and Co-Director of the Nathaniel R. Jones Center for Race, Gender, and Social Justice at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where she focuses on the interplay between contract law, critical race theory, and socioeconomic (in)equality. Professor Houh is a co-founder and former Articles Editor of the Michigan Journal of Race & Law;
• Professor Jeannine Bell M.A. ’95, J.D. ’99, Ph.D. ’00 – Curt and Linda Rodin Professor of Law and Social Justice at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she teaches in the area of criminal procedure and has taught courses on the First Amendment and is a nationally recognized scholar in the area of policing and hate crime. Professor Bell is a co-founder and former Book Review Editor of the Michigan Journal of Race & Law;
• Professor Matthew L.M. Fletcher, J.D. ’97 – Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law at University of Michigan Law School, where he teaches and writes in the areas of federal Indian law, American Indian tribal law, Anishinaabe legal and political philosophy, constitutional law, federal courts, and legal ethics. Professor Fletcher is a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, and he sits as the Chief Justice of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Professor Fletcher is a former Executive Notes Editor of the Michigan Journal of Race & Law;
• Professor Luis Fuentes-Rohwer B.A. ’89, J.D. ’97, Ph.D. ’01 – Class of 1950 Herman B Wells Endowed Professor at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, where he teaches and writes in the areas of civil rights and legal history, with a particular emphasis on constitutional law and the Reconstruction Era. Professor Fuentes-Rohwer is a former Reading Group Coordinator of the Michigan Journal of Race & Law;
• Professor Meera Deo, J.D. ’00, Ph.D – The Honorable Vaino Spencer Chair and Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School, where she teaches Civil Procedure, Evidence, Law & Society, and Race & Law. Her research utilizes empirical methods to interrogate institutional diversity, affirmative action, and Critical Race Theory. Professor Deo is a former Reading Group Coordinator of the Michigan Journal of Race & Law. 
• Professor Amna Akbar, J.D. ’04 – Charles W. Ebersold and Florence Whitcomb Ebersold Professor at Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, where she writes and teaches about the theories and practices of social movements and social change, and policing, race, and inequality. Professor Akbar is a former Editor-in-Chief of the Michigan Law Review.