Elizabeth Kopelman Borgwardt (born 1965) is an American

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ...

, and

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Life

She graduated from

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

with a BA and M.Phil., from

Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States. Each class ...

, with a J.D., and from

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

with a Ph.D. She worked as a mediator and arbitrator, and was a senior fellow at the Center for Conflict and Negotiation at

. She also worked on the Michael Dukakis 1988 presidential campaign. On June 26, 1993, she married Kurt Borgwardt. She teaches at

Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis (WashU or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus in St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri. Founded in 1853, the university is named after George Washington. Washington University is r ...

Fellowships

* Spring 2012

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...

, Richard and Ann Pozen Professor of Human Rights (Visiting) * 2010 Visiting Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences,

* 2009 Fulbright Visiting Professor, University of Heidelberg, Center for American Studies * Spring 2008, Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer,

University of Heidelberg } Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, (german: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; la, Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, ...

, Center for American Studies * 2004-2012 Distinguished Lecturer, Organization of American Historians * 2003-2004 Visiting Scholar, Center for the Study of Law & Society,

University of California at Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant univ ...

* 2001-2002 Samuel Golieb Fellow in Legal History,

New York University School of Law New York University School of Law (NYU Law) is the law school of New York University, a private research university in New York City. Established in 1835, it is the oldest law school in New York City and the oldest surviving law school in New ...

* 1999 Stuart L. Bernath Dissertation Research Grant * 1998 Ford Foundation "Human Rights" Fellow

Awards and honors

* 2010 James E. McCleod Faculty Appreciation Award, Washington University in St. Louis * November 2010 Distinguished Graduate Award, Noble & Greenough School * 2009 Stuart L. Bernath Lecture Prize, Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations * 2008 Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights Outstanding Book Award * 2006 Murle Curti Book Award, the Organization of American Historians * 2006 Stuart L. Bernath Book Prize (co-winner), the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations * 2006 Best Book Award, Any Historical Topic,

Phi Alpha Theta Phi Alpha Theta () is an American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history. It has more than 400,000 members, with new members numbering about 9,000 a year through its 970 chapters. Founding Phi Alpha The ...

History Honor Society * 2006

Merle Curti Award The Merle Curti Award is awarded annually by the Organization of American Historians for the best book in American social and/or American intellectual history. It is named in honor of Merle Curti Merle Eugene Curti (September 15, 1897 – March ...

* 2006 Robert F. Kennedy Foundation Book Award Finalist * 2006 Gustavus Myers Center Outstanding Book Award, Honorable Mention, for ''A New Deal for the World'' * 2006 Nominee, Pulitzer Prize in History, for ''A New Deal for the World'' * 2004 Elizabeth Spilman Rosenfield Dissertation Prize,

Department of History * 1998 Littleton-Griswold Dissertation Research Award for Legal History, American Historical Association

Works

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References

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