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University of Kentucky, College of Education, Assistant Professor

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Neal Hutchens became a member of the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation at the University of Kentucky (UK) in Fall 2009.  His scholarship centers on law and policy issues in higher education.  Hutchens' current research has focused on First Amendment issues in higher education, including in relation to academic freedom.  Before coming to UK, he spent three years in Orlando teaching at Barry University's School of Law.  At Barry, he taught education law, constitutional law, and legal research and writing.  His scholarship has appeared in several law journals, including the Journal of College and University Law and the Kentucky Law Journal.

Hutchens earned a Ph.D. in education policy with a specialization in higher education from the University of Maryland.  While in graduate school, he served as a legislative fellow on the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. As a legislative fellow, Hutchens worked on numerous legislative issues related to education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.  He earned his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law, where he graduated summa cum laude and was a member of the Alabama Law Review.

Prior to attending law school, Professor Hutchens taught ninth grade world history and geography.