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Kenneth W. Mack is the inaugural Lawrence D. Biele Professor of Law and Affiliate Professor of History at Harvard University. He co-leads the Harvard Law School Program on Law and History. His research focuses on civil rights, constitutional law, and legal history, particularly exploring race, politics, and economic life. Mack’s acclaimed 2012 book Representing the Race: The Creation of the Civil Rights Lawyer won multiple awards, including a Washington Post Best Book citation and Honorable Mention for the J. Willard Hurst Award. He has held prestigious fellowships, including a Radcliffe Institute Fellowship (2016-17), and serves on the American Law Institute and the Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise (appointed by President Obama in 2016).
- Teaching: Courses include Legal History, Property Law, and Race and the Law.
- Awards: Includes the 2020 Harvard Law Teaching Award and 2025 election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
His work bridges academia and public engagement, with op-eds in The Guardian, Washington Post, and media appearances on PBS and NPR. Before academia, he was an electrical engineer at Bell Labs, a federal law clerk, and practiced corporate law at Covington & Burling.
