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]
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]
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]
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]