The law school has done an effusive writeup announcing my (temporary) chair: UM Law Awards Silvers-Rubenstein Endowed Distinguished Professorship to A. Michael Froomkin.
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- Jotewell Property: Rosa Newman, Is Gentrification Always the Enemy?, JOTWELL (June 17, 2026), (reviewing Carol N. Brown, A Civil Rights Defense of Gentrification, 97 Temp. L. Rev. 1 (2025)). property.jotwell.com/is-gentrific... June 17, 2026 Jotwell
- Jotwell Constitutional Law: Pat Gudridge, Mississippi Goddam!, JOTWELL (June 16, 2026) (reviewing Brandon M. Terry, Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope: A Tragic Vision of the Civil Rights Movement (2025)), conlaw.jotwell.com/mississippi-.... June 17, 2026 Jotwell
- Jotwell Juris: Erik Encarnacion, The Rule of Law, through Thick and Thin, JOTWELL (June 15, 2026) (reviewing Felipe Jiménez, The Rule of Law, __ Mich. St. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2026), available at SSRN (Dec. 05, 2025)), juris.jotwell.com/the-rule-of-.... June 17, 2026 Jotwell
Effusive perhaps, but right on the money. Congratulations on the greatly deserved honor, Michael, and may you wear it in good health!
Congratulations, Michael.
Q: (since I’m not an academic): What does it mean? Do you get some extra money above your salary to pursue some particular goal? What’s its purpose? What did Bruce Winick do when he was there?
(Not a snarky slam – I really have no idea, and am curious what these sorts of things actually mean for the recipiants.)
Chairs vary. They’re considered an honor. Usually the honor comes with some sort of funding, either pay or resources or both. There are rarely strings attached (and this one has an emolument but no strings). If my experience is any guide, they make your parents very happy.
Bruce Winick didn’t go anywhere — unlike most chairs that you hold indefinitely, this is a one-year rotating chair (not unheard of, but less common), and he was the first to have it. Bruce may be the most productive member of our faculty. Despite being nearly blind he writes up a storm, edits a journal, and is starting an institute. See Bruce Winick’s homepage for more.