Curt and Linda Rodin Professor of Law and Social Justice
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Juan Perea joined Loyola University Chicago’s full-time law faculty in 2011. Prior to joining Loyola, he was the Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Johnson, Hazouri & Roth Professor of Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. He has also served as a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, Boston College Law School, and University of Colorado Law School.
During the 2012-13 academic year, he was the Lee Distinguished Chair in Constitutional Law at John Marshall Law School. In 2011, he was the Reuschlein Distinguished Visiting Professor at Villanova University School of Law. Perea has written extensively on racial inequality, the legal history of race relations in the United States, and the civil rights of Latinos.
His articles have appeared in the Harvard Law Review, California Law Review, New York University Law Review, Michigan Law Review, UCLA Law Review, Minnesota Law Review and William and Mary Law Review, among others. Upon graduation from law school, he clerked for the Hon. Bruce M. Selya, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. He joined the Boston law firm Ropes & Gray, where he specialized in labor and employment law.
In addition to his experience in private practice, he spent a year as an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board (Region One). He has testified as an expert before the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
For more works by Professor Juan F. Perea, please visit his SSRN page.
Race and Races: Cases and Resources for a Diverse America (American Casebook Series) 4th Edition by 
A field guide to white supremacy by For more works by Professor Juan F. Perea, please visit his SSRN page.
acluofil | October 7, 2022
Supreme Court Term in Review & Look Ahead
On October 3, 2022, the ACLU of Illinois, ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter, and Mayer Brown held an event to discuss important civil liberties cases from the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest term, and a look ahead to cases in the upcoming term that began that day. We were joined by a panel of legal experts: Colleen Connell, Executive Director, ACLU of Illinois Ami Gandhi, Senior Counsel, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Juan F. Perea, Curt and Linda Rodin Professor of Law and Social Justice, Loyola University Chicago School of Law Steve Sanders, Professor of Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law Michael A. Scodro, Partner, Mayer Brown Steven D. Schwinn, Professor of Law, the University of Illinois Chicago Law School.
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UIC John Marshall Law School | March 24, 2021
A Faculty-Led Conversation about Academic Freedom in the Classroom
On March 19, 2021, the UIC Law Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee hosted a faculty-led conversation exploring the parameters and critical considerations of academic freedom in the classroom. Moderated by Professor Teri McMurtry-Chubb, the discussion presented a spectrum of perspectives from leading academic voices, followed by a Q&A period.
Featured Panelists:
Brian Leiter Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence Director, Center for Law, Philosophy, and Human Values University of Chicago Law School
Juan F. Perea Curt & Linda Rodin Professor of Law and Social Justice Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Steven D. Schwinn Professor of Law UIC John Marshall Law School
Nadine Strossen John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law, Emerita New York Law School
Keith E. Whittington William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics Princeton University
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Community Renewal Society | January 23, 2017
CRSMLK17- Professor. Juan F. Perea
(This year we featured a panel of noted experts, offering us analysis and action steps to address racism. Our five speakers included: Rev. Dr. Velda Love, Dr. Michael Emerson, Dr. Reggie Williams, Dr. Juan Perea, and Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah.)
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Duke University School of Law | March 20, 2008
Mills Conversation Series on Race | Juan F. Perea, The Browning of America
Juan F. Perea the Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Johnson, Hazouri & Roth Professor of Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, examines the implications and possibilities presented by U.S. demographic changes. Co-author of Race and Races: Cases and Resources for a Diverse America, Perea has written extensively on immigration and constitutional issues relating to Latinos in the United States.
Series: Jean E. And Christine P. Mills Conversation Series.
Appearing: Speaker: Juan F. Perea.
source: YouTube online database
For more works by Professor Juan F. Perea, please visit his SSRN page.