Charles A. Shanor is a professor of law

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 at Emory University School of Law

Emory University School of Law

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 in Atlanta, Georgia

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Shanor attended Rice University

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, was a Rhodes Scholar, and received bachelor's

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 and master's degree

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s from Oxford University. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia

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He served as General Counsel

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 to the United States

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 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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 from June 1984 to March 1987. He was nominated to the position by then President

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 Ronald Reagan

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Shanor from time-to-time offers expert testimony in court proceedings, and he has also testified before Congress

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regarding the EEOC.

He is the author of several textbooks and supplements including National Security and Military Law, American Constitutional Law: Structure and Reconstruction, and Military Law in a Nutshell.

On June 25 he was elected into the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Professor Shanor was inducted as a Fellow of the College September 13, 2008.