10 Facts About Martha Minow

Martha Louise Minow was born on December 6,1954 and is an American legal scholar and the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University.

Martha Minow served as the 12th Dean of Harvard Law School between 2009 and 2017 and has taught at the Law School since 1981.

Martha Minow graduated from New Trier Township High School in Wilmette, Illinois, in 1972.

Martha Minow joined the Harvard Law faculty as an assistant professor in 1981, was promoted to professor in 1986, was named the William Henry Bloomberg Professor of Law in 2003, and became the Jeremiah Smith Jr.

Martha Minow became Dean of Harvard Law School July 1,2009.

Martha Minow is a lecturer in the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

On June 30,2017, Martha Minow stepped down from her post as Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law.

Martha Minow has worked on the Divided Cities initiative which is building an alliance of global cities dealing with ethnic, religious, or political divisions.

Martha Minow is a former member of the board of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, the Iranian Human Rights Documentation Center, and former chair of the Scholar's Board of Facing History and Ourselves.

Martha Minow has delivered more than 70 named or endowed lectures and key-note addresses.