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Dr.
Melynda Price
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| Education | Prairie View A&M University, University of Texas School of Law |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Robert E. Harding, Jr. Professor of Law and the Director of the African American and Africana Studies Program |
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| Institutions | University of Kentucky |
Dr. Melynda J. Price is a respected professor who teaches about law and important topics like African American and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky. She is known as the Robert E. Harding, Jr. Professor of Law and also leads the African American and Africana Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences at the university.
Her work focuses on how laws affect people based on their background, gender, and their rights as citizens. She also studies how laws are made about crime and punishment, and how legal rules shape the experiences of different groups of people in the U.S. and nearby areas.
In 2008, Dr. Price received a special award called a Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Ford Foundation. This award helps researchers explore important ideas about different cultures and backgrounds. She also writes articles for the famous newspaper, The New York Times.
