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Embedded Racism in the Law: Racism in Legal Education

17 Feb 2022

Embedded Racism in the Law: Racism in Legal Education

6:00pm - 7:30pm

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Join us for our first panel in our Embedded Racism in the Law Series for 2022. VLS administration will discuss how VLS is taking steps to meet our Diversity Plan and Anti-Racism statement. We will hear from the Black Law Student Association's president who will preview the Race and the Law symposium. Finally, we have panel members who will discuss racism in legal education.

MODERATOR:
Heather Francis JD/MFALP’22, Senior Notes Editor Vermont Law Review, Vermont Law School

SPEAKERS:
Shirley A. Jefferson JD’86, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Diversity and Associate Professor of Law, Vermont Law School
Cynthia Lewis, Vice Dean for Faculty and Professor of Law, Vermont Law School, Vermont Law School
Kaci Stewart JD’23, President, Black Law Student’s Association, Vermont Law School

PANELISTS:
Aaron Taylor, Executive Director for the AccessLex Center for Legal Education Excellence
Keeshea Turner Roberts, Adjunct clinical law professor and supervising attorney at Howard University School of Law’s Fair Housing Clinic (FHC)

Watch Live here !

 

Questions? Concerns? Contact Heather Francis JD/MFALP’22 at heatherfrancis@vermontlaw.edu