Renee Newman Knake of University of Houston Law Center has been awarded the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia. Fulbright Distinguished Chair Awards are viewed as among the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholar Program. The award is designed to foster collaboration between Australia and the United States to stimulate interest in and increase innovation and entrepreneurship.
She will research Australian innovations in access to justice and legal ethics from January through July 2019 as part of a forthcoming book project, “Law Democratized: A Blueprint for Access to Justice.”
Upon receiving the award Professor Knake said, “I'm incredibly humbled and thankful to be selected for such an important international award, and I look forward to sharing the amazing work we do at the University of Houston with the global community of Fulbright scholars.”
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