Anita Hill Named Distinguished Faculty Member at Brandeis

Anita Hill, whose Senate testimony almost derailed the appointment of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was named University Professor at Brandeis.

The title, the university’s highest academic honor, is given to professors of “surpassing eminence” whose work cuts across disciplines, according to a statement. Hill, 58, a professor of social policy, law and women’s, gender and sexuality studies, has been a member of the Brandeis faculty since 1998 and is a senior adviser to the provost.