Public Interest Law and Policy Speakers
Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series Celebrates 20th Anniversary
The 2017-2018 Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series features an outstanding line-up of judges, lawyers, authors, and academics with expertise in public interest law and policy. The year-long, interdisciplinary series brings to Washington University nationally and internationally prominent experts in such areas as civil rights, racial justice, capital punishment, international human rights, government public service, and pro bono private practice. Initiated by the Clinical Education Program in 1998 as part of the 25th anniversary of the program, this popular series is now in its twentieth year. To view videos of this year’s speakers, click here.
Each program is free of charge and open to the public. All programs will be held in Anheuser-Busch Hall, unless otherwise noted. All of the following talks, with the exception of Professor Ladson-Billings, and Rev. Traci Blackmon and Rabbi Susan Talve, provide MCLE 1.0. For more information, contact Karen Tokarz at 314.935.6414 or tokarz@wustl.edu.
Parking Information: Visitors are encouraged to use the Danforth University Center underground parking garage located on the Danforth campus. For directions, see the WashU campus map.
See below for a gallery of our upcoming speakers for the 2017-2018 season.
SPRING 2018 SPEAKERS
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Shon Hopwood | Feb. 8 | 12:00 pm
“Why Everyone Should Care About Criminal Justice Reform”
Leslye Obiora | Feb. 27 | 10:30 am
“Reframing Accountability: Leadership Enterprise for African Development”
Timothy Mangan | Feb. 27 | 12:00 pm
“Material Support of Terrorism: Issues and Lessons in the Age of ISIS”
James Esseks | Mar. 1 | 3:00 pm
“Advancing LGBT Rights”
Julie Brill | Mar. 7 | 5:00 pm
“Celebrating International Women’s Day”
Ann Laquer Estin | Mar. 22 | 12:00 pm
“Exploring the Interface Between Immigration Law and Child Welfare Law”
Rabbi Susan Talve (with Rev. Traci Blackmon) | Mar. 29 | 6:00 pm
“Making Space for Grace: Hearing the Voices that Cry Out from the Intersections of Racism, Sexism, and Heterosexism”
Rev. Traci Blackmon (with Rabbi Susan Talve) | Mar. 29 | 6:00 pm
“Making Space for Grace: Hearing the Voices that Cry Out from the Intersections of Racism, Sexism, and Heterosexism”
Gloria Ladson-Billings | Apr. 4 | 4:00 pm
“Hip Hop, Hip Hope: The R(E)evolution of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy”
FALL 2017 SPEAKERS
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John C. Danforth | Sept. 6 | 7:00 pm
“Preserving a United Nation: Moving Forward Together Despite Differences”
Rod Rosenstein | Sept. 8 | 12:00 pm
“Fireside Chat”
ERVIN SCHOLARS PANEL | Sept. 15 | 4:00 PM
“Measuring the Impact and Influence of Washington University Ervin Scholars”
Amy Schmitz | Sept. 22 | 10:30 AM
“The New Handshake: Online Dispute Resolution = Win-Win for Companies and Consumers”
David Morris | Oct. 3 | 5:30 pm
“The Evil Hours: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military and Civilian Life”
Thomas Shapiro | Oct. 5 | 1:00 pm
“Toxic Inequality: How America’s Wealth Gap Destroys Mobility, Deepens the Racial Divide, and Threatens Our Future”
David French | Oct. 11 | 5:30 pm
“War of Words: Free Speech versus Tyranny on Campus “
David Williams | Oct. 12 | 11:00 am
“Social Inequities in Health and How to Address Them Effectively”
Angela Onwuachi-Willig | Oct. 23 | 12:00 pm
“The Ties Between Till and Trayvon”
Norman Ornstein | Oct. 30 | 4:00 pm
“One Nation After Trump: A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate, and the Not-Yet Deported”
Kylar W. Broadus | Nov. 3 | 1:00 pm
“Transgender Civil Rights “
Crystal Feimster | Nov. 8 | 5:00 pm
“The Greatest Outrage of the Century: White Violence and Black Protest in America”
Mike Bornstein | Nov. 13 | 5:30 pm
“Survivors’ Club: The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz “
Debbie Bornstein Holinstat | Nov. 13 | 5:30 pm
“Survivors’ Club: The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz “
Book Discussion | Nov. 15 | 4:00 pm
“College in Prison” by Daniel Karpowitz