Jade Craig, J.D.

Assistant Professor of Law

Professor Craig’s research interests include the racial wealth gap, real estate law, and fair housing law & policy. Professor Craig graduated with a B.A. from the University of Virginia. He earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the Columbia Journal of Race & Law. After law school, he served as a law clerk to the late Judge Damon J. Keith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Detroit and to Judge Carlton W. Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi in Jackson. In 2014, he was appointed Special Policy Advisor to HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity during the Obama Administration. He handled stakeholder engagement with civil rights organizations and affordable housing developers, led the agency’s efforts involving compliance with human rights obligations related to housing, and was part of the team that drafted the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule published in 2015. Following his appointment, Professor Craig was a lawyer in private practice in Tampa, Florida, before becoming a law professor.

Gender Studies -Related Research Interests:  Housing discrimination against LGBTQ+ people.