Hannah Brenner
Lecturer in Law
330 Law College Building
Michigan State University College of Law
East Lansing, MI 48824-1300
517/432-6990
hbrenner@law.msu.edu
Degrees: J.D. 1998, University of Iowa College of Law; B.A. 1994, University of Iowa
Biography: Professor Brenner joined the Law College faculty in 2009. The courses she teaches deal with issues of law and gender. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Professor Brenner is engaged in special gender-related projects for the Law College. She is particularly interested in women’s advancement, equality, and leadership in the legal profession.
Prior to moving to Michigan, Professor Brenner served as the first executive director of the Center for Women in Law at the University of Texas School of Law, a program designed to confront barriers that stand in the way of women’s advancement in the legal profession by convening leaders, generating ideas, and leading change. Under her leadership, the Center hosted the inaugural Women’s Power Summit on Law & Leadership, an event which brought together leaders from all sectors of the legal profession with the goal of developing a blueprint for the continued advancement of women in law. She remains active in these national efforts for reform.
Professor Brenner has previously taught at the University of Oklahoma, where she also directed a women's political leadership program designed to address the historic under-representation of women in politics and public service. She has served as the executive director of several nonprofit organizations, and is frequently called on as a consultant and grant writer.