AMHERST, Mass. – As of January 2026, the Law and Society Association has renamed the LSA Student Fellows Program as the Michele Bratcher Goodwin Fellowship in Law and Society. LSA Past President Michele Goodwin, the Linda D. and Timothy J. O’Neill Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy at Georgetown University Law Center, whose term was defined in part by her commitment to mentoring emerging scholars, conceived of the fellowship as a mechanism for deepening graduate student engagement in the Association’s work and Annual Meeting planning, while also offering valuable professional development and mentorship opportunities.
The inaugural fellows, Kia Turner and Vicente Mata, Jr., began their terms in 2025. Over the next two years, Kia and Vicente will serve on the LSA Annual Meeting Program Committee, where they will help review submissions, assist with panel formation, and participate in other committee work. In addition, they will provide mentorship to the next cohort of student fellows. Each fellow will receive a $2,000 annual stipend, as well as $750 to offset travel to the Annual Meeting.
Each fall, LSA will select two new fellows to serve a two-year term. Current students who are interested in applying are encouraged to watch for the call for applications in late summer/early fall.
We are deeply grateful to Michele Goodwin for her vision and leadership in creating this program, and we look forward to seeing the continued impact of the fellowship on our student members and the broader LSA community.