Prof. Theodore M. Shaw

Theodore "Ted" Shaw is the Julius L. Chambers Distinguished Professor of Law and the Director of the UNC Center for Civil Rights. Shaw teaches Civil Procedure and Advanced Constitutional Law and his research areas include the Fourteenth Amendment, affirmative action, housing policies regarding fair housing. Early in his career, Shaw practiced as a Trial Attorney in the Honors Program of the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division. He also spent time at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) where, for over 26 years, Shaw litigated cases related to elementary, secondary and higher education, housing, voting rights and capital punishment. He directed LDF’s education docket, established LDF’s Western Regional Office in Los Angeles and eventually became LDF's fifth Director-Counsel. Prior to UNC, Shaw also taught at the University of Michigan Law School, where he played a key role in initiating a review of its admissions policy that was later upheld in Grutter v. Bollinger in 2003 by the Supreme Court. He's also held teaching positions at Columbia University School of Law, CUNY School of Law at Queens College and Temple Law School.