Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Kingsley Browne
I am delighted to announce that Kingsley Browne of our law faculty has published Co-Ed Combat: The New Evidence That Women Shouldn’t Fight the Nation’s Wars. Professor Browne, an expert on evolutionary psychology, does the type of scholarship I believe we should promote, because of its interdisciplinary nature and its attempt to engage with public policy issues in concrete terms. Evolutionary psychology is an exciting line of research that has many implications for the law, but it oddly has received relatively little attention from legal academics. We are fortunate to have someone who is a leader in the specialty among us.
Our great strength as an institution is the strength of our faculty, and Professor Browne exemplifies that. He was one of the few professors here whom I knew prior to becoming Dean. I had met him years ago when we both testified before Congress on affirmative action, offering opposing recommendations. It has been terrific to become better acquainted with him and to engage in further discussions.
