Phil Schrag Honored by Georgetown
ImmmogrationProf has learned that Professor Phil Schrag has been awarded the President’s Award for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers at Georgetown University. The announcement of the award states:
“we honor Philip Schrag, J.D., the Delaney Family Professor of Public Interest Law and Founding Director of the Center for Applied Legal Studies. Professor Schrag has been a leading innovator in legal education and research throughout his career, infusing the Law curriculum with high-impact, immersive experiences that transform our students’ legal education and, oftentimes, define their career paths.”
Phil is the author, or co-author, of fifteen books, including Lives in the Balance: Asylum Adjudication by the Department of Homeland Security (with Jaya Ramji-Nogales and Andrew I. Schoenholtz) (NYU Press 2014), Refugee Roulette: Disparities in Asylum Adjudication and Proposals for Reform (with Jaya Ramji-Nogales and Andrew I. Schoenholtz) (NYU Press 2009), Asylum Denied (with David Ngaruri Kenney) (Univ of California Press 2008) and the innovative professional responsibility textbook Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law (with Professor Lisa G. Lerman) (Aspen Publishers, 3d ed. 2012). He has been honored with the Association of American Law Schools‘ Deborah L. Rhode Award for Advancing Public Service Opportunities in Law Schools through Scholarship, Service and Leadership, the Association of American Law Schools William Pincus Award for Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Legal Education, Lexis/Nexis’ Daniel Levy Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Immigration Law, and the Outstanding Law School Faculty Award of Equal Justice Works, for leadership in nurturing a spirit of public service in legal education and beyond.
Congratulations Phil!
KJ