Barbara Aronstein Black
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Barbara Aronstein Black is an American legal scholar. She was the first woman to head an Ivy League
law school
. when she became Dean of Columbia Law School
in 1986. Black is George Wellwood Murray Professor of Legal History at Columbia.
Black received her B.A. from Brooklyn College
in 1953, her LL.B. from Columbia Law School
in 1955, and a Ph.D. from Yale University
in 1975. Black was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
in 1989. She was also for two years president of the American Society for Legal History. Black's work has been concentrated in the area of contracts and legal history
. She is a recipient of the Elizabeth Blackwell Award and of the Federal Bar Association Prize of Columbia Law School.
Barbara Black is the widow of constitutional scholar and civil rights pioneer Charles Black, with whom she had three children.
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
law school
Law school
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. when she became Dean of Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...
in 1986. Black is George Wellwood Murray Professor of Legal History at Columbia.
Black received her B.A. from Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York, United States.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New...
in 1953, her LL.B. from Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...
in 1955, and a Ph.D. from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1975. Black was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
in 1989. She was also for two years president of the American Society for Legal History. Black's work has been concentrated in the area of contracts and legal history
Legal history
Legal history or the history of law is the study of how law has evolved and why it changed. Legal history is closely connected to the development of civilizations and is set in the wider context of social history...
. She is a recipient of the Elizabeth Blackwell Award and of the Federal Bar Association Prize of Columbia Law School.
Barbara Black is the widow of constitutional scholar and civil rights pioneer Charles Black, with whom she had three children.