Elizabeth R. OuYang

Adjunct Professor

Education

  • 1986 Northeastern University School of Law, J.D.
  • 1982 University of Michigan, B.A. in Political Science

Areas of Research/Interest

Civil Rights, Immigration, Voting, and Discrimination

External Affiliation

Columbia University, Adjunct Professor

Fellowships/Honors

  • 2000 Appointed by President Clinton to be special assistant to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
  • 2014 Martin Luther King Award by NYU Provost
  • 2004 Outstanding Teaching Award by CAS

Bio

A civil rights attorney for three decades, Elizabeth R. OuYang’s areas of expertise include voting, immigration, race, sex, and disability discrimination at the workplace, media accountability, and combating hate crimes and police brutality. President Clinton appointed OuYang to serve as special assistant to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. OuYang has taught over 500 students at Columbia and New York University in the past fifteen years.  As a consultant to The New York Community Trust, OuYang coordinated a funding collaborative  to support organizations helping immigrants integrate into New York City.  And, as former President and now member of OCA-NY Asian Pacific American Advocates, a non-profit, volunteer civil rights organization, she promotes and defends the rights of Asian Americans.  OuYang also serves as a consultant to OCA-NY, the New York Immigrant Action Fund and APA VOICE (Voting and Organizing to Increase Civic Engagement).

Please go to www.elizabethouyang.org