Kristine L. Bowman, a leading scholar of education law, is jointly appointed as a Professor of Law and Professor of Education Policy at Michigan State University, where she also serves as Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs in the top-ranked College of Education.
Bowman is a prolific scholar with expertise in free speech, racial/ethnic equity, and governance in in the K-12 context. She has published widely in prominent law reviews, journals for multi-disciplinary audiences, and edited volumes. In addition to presenting regularly throughout the country, Bowman has taught or lectured in nine countries.
Prior to teaching, Bowman practiced at Franczek Sullivan, P.C. (now Franczek), in Chicago, where she represented school districts, and clerked on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. During law school she worked at the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.
In 2001, Bowman graduated magna cum laude from the Duke University Law School, having served as both the Articles Editor of the Duke Law Journal and the Associate Executive Editor of the Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy. She simultaneously received her M.A. in Humanities and Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies from Duke University. Bowman earned her B.A. summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Drake University.