Carol L. ChomskyProfessor of LawBrown University, B.S. Professor Carol L. Chomsky is a recognized scholar of legal history and a leader in the field of teaching development. Her courses include American legal history, contracts, sales, and judicial externship. Her scholarly work has focused on the history of women lawyers, American Indian legal history, and late nineteenth century American legal history. She is Coordinator of the University of Minnesota's Early Career Teaching Program: Pursuing Excellence in Multicultural Education, and teaches a law school seminar on teaching and learning law. Professor Chomsky received a B.S. degree from Brown University and a J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from Georgetown University. In law school, she was Case and Note Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal and earned the Francis E. Lucey, S.J. Award for maintaining the highest academic average in her graduating class. After completing her J.D., she clerked for Judge Spottswood W. Robinson III of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1979 to 1980. Following her clerkship, she worked for the law firm of Stefanson, Landberg & Alm in Moorhead, Minnesota. Professor Chomsky then served as an associate with Sharp, Green & Lankford in Washington, D.C., for four years, before joining the faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School in 1985. Professor Chomsky served as co-president of the Society of American Law Teachers (2000-2002) and is a member of the American Law Institute. She is an active member of Minnesota Women Lawyers and served as President in 1993-94. She also served on the Minnesota Women Lawyers Task Force on the Status of Women in the Legal Profession.
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