Linda Greene

Linda Sheryl Greene is an American academic in the field of law. She was the first African-American woman to teach at Temple University Law School, and is the Evjue-Bascom Professor of law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[1]

Biography

Greene was born in California and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley Law School.[2][3]

In 1978 Greene joined the Temple University Law School, becoming the first African-American woman to teach there. Then she joined the University of Oregon Law School in 1981 and became a tenured associate professor. She joined University of Wisconsin-Madison full-time with tenure in 1989. Her teaching is mostly concentrated in the areas of constitutional law, civil procedure, legislation, civil rights and sport law. She also holds a position at the University Of California at San Diego.[1]

She has worked for media outlets such as the Wisconsin Public Television, Wisconsin Public Radio, The Miami Herald and The New York Times.[1] She has written opinion pieces for The New York Times since 1992, such as "Giving Student Athletes a Voice",[4] "Law Schools Need to Prepare Students To Pass Bar exam".[5]

Greene has been involved in sports policymaking including 12 years with the United States Olympic Committee, seven years as a member of the University of Wisconsin Athletic Board, and as co-founder of the Black Women in Sports Foundation.[2] Together with Tina Sloan Green, Alpha Alexander, and Nikki Franke. she established the foundation to encourage black women and girls to participate in all areas of sport.[6]

References
  1. "Linda Greene | University of Wisconsin Law School". law.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  2. "Linda Sheryl Greene | SPH | Boston University". School of Public Health. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  3. "Q&A with Linda S. Greene". ucsdnews.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  4. "Giving Student Athletes a Voice". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  5. "Law Schools Need to Better Prepare Their Students". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  6. "Black Women in Sport Foundation". Black Women in Sport Foundation. Retrieved October 22, 2019.


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