Prof. Albert awarded 2010 Hessel Yntema Prize
Aug 24, 2010
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Richard Albert
Professor Richard Albert, an Assistant Professor at Boston College Law School, specializes in constitutional law, democratic theory and comparative constitutional law. You can read his long list of impressive credential’s here. Albert is one of the newer professors at the law school and certainly one of the most active.
Congratulations go out to Prof. Albert, who has recently been awarded the 2010 Hessel Yntema Prize. The prize was established in 1991 and is given annually by the American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) to a scholar under the age of 40 to recognize “the most outstanding article” on comparative law. This year, the ASCL conferred the honor on his article entitled “The Fusion of Presidentialism and Parliamentarism.” The prize comes with a commemorative certificate and generous monetary gift.
Via an email, Prof. Albert had this to say:
This award is a reflection on you and the great teachers, mentors, and friends that have blessed me with support and encouragement. It is also a reflection on the invigorating and nurturing community at Boston College Law School, where I have been fortunate to teach since 2009 when I began my career as a law professor. It is my sincere pleasure to celebrate this award with you.
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Professor Richard Albert, an Assistant Professor at Boston College Law School, specializes in constitutional law, democratic theory and comparative constitutional law. You can read his long list of impressive credentials here. Albert is one of the newest professors at the law school and certainly one of the most active.
Dude is so accomplished, but he comes off and smug and insecure. Albert you are brilliant, thus there is no need to be a prick. We as students respect your intellect, thus no need to be condescending.
Is he?
Now if he were condescending, would he have asked me to be his facebook friend? Hmmmmmm?
I have to completely disagree with “Just Saying.” I have had Prof. Albert for Con Law I and currently have him as a professor for Con Law II. I think he is extremely courteous to all students. He consistently invites open discourse and rigorous intellectual discussion from all viewpoints in his classes, which is especially important when it comes to Con Law II which deals with some “hot-button” issues.
Personally, I think some folks are misinterpreting Prof. Albert’s comfort and expertise in constitutional law as being smug. Just speak with the guy — you may find that he’s actually really nice and always willing to help students.
yeah – and meet him for chocolates at his office! (and perhaps sushi, huh? hehe!)
I don’t know anything about him other than everything on his office door is about him. Call it smug, but he seems very interested in himself. Which is fine, I guess…most attorneys are pretty self serving. Why should law professors be any different?