Leading international human rights and migration law scholar joins Stanford Law School
E. Tendayi Achiume
Stanford Law School (SLS) announced today that E. Tendayi Achiume will join its faculty as a Professor of Law. Achiume is an international legal scholar focusing on international human rights law, international refugee law and international migration law. Prior to joining SLS, she was the inaugural Alicia Miñana Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law, where she taught since 2014. Achiume will spend the 2024-2025 academic year as a scholar in residence at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, working on a book project exploring the role of transnational corporations in shaping international borders and migration.
“There are so many reasons to look forward to joining the SLS community, and the top of that list includes the student body,” said Achiume. “The passion and tenacity of the students are palpable and I know it will be a joy to work with them.”
Achiume’s academic research explores the global governance of racism and xenophobia, and the legal and ethical implications of colonialism and other forms of empire for the governance of international migration. In recognition of the “exceptional creativity” and “promise for important future advances,” of Achiume’s research in these areas, she was awarded a 2023 MacArthur Fellowship, commonly known as the “genius grant.”
“We are delighted to welcome Professor Achiume to the Stanford Law faculty,” said George Triantis, dean and Richard E. Lang Professor of Law E. “She brings pathbreaking scholarship at the intersection of racial justice and global migration, and about its implications for foundational concepts of international law. She is also an exceptional teacher who developed strong relationships with our faculty and students over the past two years as the Leah Kaplan Visiting Professor of Human Rights at SLS.”