Steven D. Walt () is a law professor at the

University of Virginia School of Law The University of Virginia School of Law (Virginia Law or UVA Law) is the law school of the University of Virginia, a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as part of his "academical v ...

. He teaches courses on contracts, sales/commercial paper, legal philosophy, bankruptcy and secured transactions.

Biography

Walt graduated ''cum laude'' with a B.A. from

Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo College, also known as Kalamazoo, K College, KC or simply K, is a private liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Founded in 1833 by Baptist ministers as the Michigan and Huron Institute, Kalamazoo is the oldest private college in ...

in 1976. Walt also holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy from the

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 ...

(received in 1978 and 1984, respectively). He earned his J.D. from

Yale Law School Yale Law School (Yale Law or YLS) is the law school of Yale University, a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. It was established in 1824 and has been ranked as the best law school in the United States by ''U ...

in 1988 and was an associate professor at the

University of San Diego The University of San Diego (USD) is a private Roman Catholic research university in San Diego, California. Chartered in July 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University (comprising the College for Men and Schoo ...

for three years. He joined the

faculty after visiting for one year as a professor of law from the University of San Diego. He is currently the Percy Brown Jr., Professor of Law and John V. Ray Research Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. He has received several academic awards, including a Whiting National Fellowship in the Humanities. In addition, he has been a visiting research scholar at

Nuffield College, Oxford Nuffield College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is a graduate college and specialises in the social sciences, particularly economics, politics and sociology. Nuffield is one of Oxford's newer co ...

, and an Amoco Foundation Term Assistant Professor of Legal Studies at the

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ( ; also known as Wharton Business School, the Wharton School, Penn Wharton, and Wharton) is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, a Private university, private Ivy League rese ...

. He is a member of the

American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy The American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy (ASPLP) is a learned society founded in 1955 by political theorist Carl Friedrich. Its aim is to bring together scholars in political science, law, and philosophy who are interested in inter ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walt, Steven 1950s births Living people Yale Law School alumni University of Chicago alumni Kalamazoo College alumni University of San Diego faculty University of Virginia School of Law faculty Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania faculty Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people)