Joyce Hughes
(she/her/hers)
Professor Emerita
Pritzker School of Law
1975-2021
Joyce Hughes was the first Black women to earn tenure at Northwestern University in 1979. She served at the Pritzker School of Law for more than 40 years until her retirement in 2021. She received the Margaret Brent Award for her outstanding service to the profession. She has published numerous articles in her areas of expertise, which include civil procedure, constitutional law and refugee asylum. Learn more about Joyce Hughes.
I think it's important to understand that gender cannot always be equated with race... It's true that I suffered double jeopardy of being both Black and female, but I have seen women move forward faster than Blacks.”
Joyce Hughes