Professor Rebecca Scott (Charles Gibson Distinguished University Professor of History and Professor of Law), is honored as the 2012 Henry Russel lecturer. Her selection, which was approved recently by the Board of Regents, recognizes her work examining the intersection of law and history in the study of slavery and emancipation, and her commitment to fostering the scholarship of others. For more information: http://www.ur.umich.edu/update/archives/111014/russel