Profile: Howard C. Eglit, Professor of Law

Professor Eglit’s scholarly interests are in the areas of law and aging. He

works in the fields of employment discrimination, constitutional law, and

remedies. He has authored and co-authored numerous journal articles and

several books, including a three-volume treatise entitled Age Discrimination

(Florida University Press 2004).

Professor Eglit holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan

and a law degree from the University of Chicago. Prior to joining the Chicago-

Kent faculty, Professor Eglit served in several capacities, including counsel tothe United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee and legal directorof the Illinois Division of the American Civil Liberties Union.

He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Constitutional law to

students from foreign legal backgrounds. Professor Eglit was a visiting

professor at the University of Chicago Law School in 2003 and at the Free

University of Amsterdam in 1998. He has received fellowships from the Olin

Foundation (for work on treaties and constitutional law) and the Rockefeller

Foundation (for a book on the effects of globalization on American

constitutionallaw).

Professor Eglit has served on numerous boards, including the Illinois

chapter, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and the Illinois Division,

American Civil Liberties Union. He also served as vice-president of Terra

Nova Films and chaired the Highland Park Historic Preservation Commission.

He is a member of the advisory committee for the Buehler Center

on Aging, McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University. He served as

general Counsel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, where he advised on

constitutional issues and judicial nominations.

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