John Donohue III '74, the Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor at Yale Law School, was among leaders in the sciences, the humanities and the arts, business, public affairs, and the nonprofit sector recently elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He is one of 212 new Fellows and 19 foreign honorary members to join one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies and a center for independent policy research.
Donohue joins several other Hamilton alumni who are members of the Academy. Drew Days III '63, W. Robert Connor '56, Dr. Paul Greengard '48 and William Luers '51 are also Fellows.
Donohue is an economist/lawyer who has used large-scale statistical studies to estimate the impact of law and public policy in a wide range of areas from civil rights and employment discrimination law to school funding and crime control. Before joining Yale Law School, he was a chaired professor at both Northwestern Law School and Stanford Law School. He recently published Employment Discrimination: Law and Theory. Among his major articles are: Uses and Abuses of Empirical Evidence in the Death Penalty Debate (with Justin Wolfers), Shooting Down the 'More Guns, Less Crime' Hypothesis (with Ian Ayres), and The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime (with Steven Levitt). Donohue received his J.D. from Harvard and a Ph.D. in economics from Yale.
In the newly elected American Academy class, the scholars, scientists, jurists, writers, artists, civic, corporate and philanthropic leaders come from 28 states and 11 countries and range in age from 33 to 83. They represent universities, museums, national laboratories, private research institutes, businesses, and foundations. This year's group also includes Nobel laureates and recipients of the Pulitzer and Pritzker prizes, MacArthur Fellowships, Academy, Grammy, and Tony awards, and the National Medal of Arts.
Donohue was elected as part of a class that includes U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates; Mario Capecchi, co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology; actors Dustin Hoffman and James Earl Jones; and Civil War historian James McPherson.
The Foreign Honorary Members elected include 1993 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela, and Bono, U2 lead singer and advocate for humanitarian causes.
The new class will be inducted at a ceremony on October 10, at the Academy's headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The Academy, established in 1780 by founders of the nation, undertakes studies of complex and emerging problems. Current projects focus on science, technology and global security; social policy and American institutions; the humanities and culture; and education. The Academy's membership of scholars and practitioners from many disciplines and professions gives it a unique capacity to conduct a wide range of interdisciplinary, long-term policy research.
"Since 1780, the Academy has served the public good by convening leading thinkers and doers from diverse perspectives to provide practical policy solutions to the pressing issues of the day," said Leslie Berlowitz, chief executive officer and William T. Golden Chair. "I look forward to welcoming into the Academy these new members to help continue that tradition."
"These remarkable men and women have made singular contributions to their fields, and to the world," said Academy president Emilio Bizzi. "By electing them as members, the Academy honors them and their work, and they, in turn, honor us."
Since its founding by John Adams, James Bowdoin, John Hancock and other scholar-patriots, the Academy has elected as members the finest minds and most influential leaders from each generation, including George Washington and Benjamin Franklin in the 18th century, Daniel Webster and Ralph Waldo Emerson in the nineteenth, and Albert Einstein and Winston Churchill in the twentieth. The current membership includes more than 250 Nobel laureates and more than 60 Pulitzer Prize winners.
Donohue joins several other Hamilton alumni who are members of the Academy. Drew Days III '63, W. Robert Connor '56, Dr. Paul Greengard '48 and William Luers '51 are also Fellows.
Donohue is an economist/lawyer who has used large-scale statistical studies to estimate the impact of law and public policy in a wide range of areas from civil rights and employment discrimination law to school funding and crime control. Before joining Yale Law School, he was a chaired professor at both Northwestern Law School and Stanford Law School. He recently published Employment Discrimination: Law and Theory. Among his major articles are: Uses and Abuses of Empirical Evidence in the Death Penalty Debate (with Justin Wolfers), Shooting Down the 'More Guns, Less Crime' Hypothesis (with Ian Ayres), and The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime (with Steven Levitt). Donohue received his J.D. from Harvard and a Ph.D. in economics from Yale.
In the newly elected American Academy class, the scholars, scientists, jurists, writers, artists, civic, corporate and philanthropic leaders come from 28 states and 11 countries and range in age from 33 to 83. They represent universities, museums, national laboratories, private research institutes, businesses, and foundations. This year's group also includes Nobel laureates and recipients of the Pulitzer and Pritzker prizes, MacArthur Fellowships, Academy, Grammy, and Tony awards, and the National Medal of Arts.
Donohue was elected as part of a class that includes U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates; Mario Capecchi, co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology; actors Dustin Hoffman and James Earl Jones; and Civil War historian James McPherson.
The Foreign Honorary Members elected include 1993 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela, and Bono, U2 lead singer and advocate for humanitarian causes.
The new class will be inducted at a ceremony on October 10, at the Academy's headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The Academy, established in 1780 by founders of the nation, undertakes studies of complex and emerging problems. Current projects focus on science, technology and global security; social policy and American institutions; the humanities and culture; and education. The Academy's membership of scholars and practitioners from many disciplines and professions gives it a unique capacity to conduct a wide range of interdisciplinary, long-term policy research.
"Since 1780, the Academy has served the public good by convening leading thinkers and doers from diverse perspectives to provide practical policy solutions to the pressing issues of the day," said Leslie Berlowitz, chief executive officer and William T. Golden Chair. "I look forward to welcoming into the Academy these new members to help continue that tradition."
"These remarkable men and women have made singular contributions to their fields, and to the world," said Academy president Emilio Bizzi. "By electing them as members, the Academy honors them and their work, and they, in turn, honor us."
Since its founding by John Adams, James Bowdoin, John Hancock and other scholar-patriots, the Academy has elected as members the finest minds and most influential leaders from each generation, including George Washington and Benjamin Franklin in the 18th century, Daniel Webster and Ralph Waldo Emerson in the nineteenth, and Albert Einstein and Winston Churchill in the twentieth. The current membership includes more than 250 Nobel laureates and more than 60 Pulitzer Prize winners.
