Dr. Maeve Glass

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Biography

Maeve Glass is a legal historian whose scholarship focuses on the formation of constitutional law in early America. Her work investigates the foundations of America’s constitutional order and has been featured in prestigious publications such as the Columbia Law Review, Fordham Law Review, Michigan Law Review, and University of Chicago Law Review. Glass specializes in constitutional history, legal history, slavery, and property law. She received the Kathryn T. Preyer Prize and the William Cromwell Dissertation Prize from the American Society for Legal History for her contributions to the field. At Columbia Law School, she teaches foundational first-year courses, including Constitutional Law and Property, and offers upper-level seminars in American Constitutional History focusing on the intersections of history, race, law, and slavery. In 2021, she was awarded the Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching, recognizing her impactful teaching and engagement with students.

Research Interests

Courses

L6116 Property L6133 Constitutional Law

Requirements for Columbia Law School

Bachelor Program
Requirements
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution or equivalent
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Specialization Notes

Juris Doctor (J.D.) program. While 'Department of Law' is not a formal administrative division for admissions, this entry covers the primary J.D. program.