The Seventh Annual Meeting of the Dean's Diversity Council
This year's annual meeting of WCL's Dean's Diversity Council will comprise a conference intended to revisit the definition of diversity, to examine the obstacles to access to law school for diverse populations, and to devise concrete steps for advancing the ongoing dialogue toward ensuring continued diversity in law schools. Therefore, we have assembled a group of knowledgeable stakeholders to lead conference participants in interactive discussions of such issues as the anti-affirmative action debate and other political challenges to law school diversity, financial management and rising tuitions, and the composition and needs of our diverse student populations in the new century.
PROGRAM
| 10:30-11:00 6th Floor |
Registration |
| 11:15-Noon Student Lounges |
Welcome: Claudio Grossman, Dean, Washington College of Law |
| Conference Overview: Sherry Weaver, Director, WCL Office of Diversity Services | |
| 12:15-1:45 | Luncheon Keynote Speech: Prof. Darren Hutchinson, WCL, Topic: "Racial Exhaustion" |
| 2:00:3:15 Room 603 |
Session I-Access: Obstacles, Overcoming Them A discussion of rising tuitions, commercial rankings, political and policy challenges to diversity and affirmative action |
| Moderator: David Brennen, Deputy Director Association of American Law Schools (AALS) |
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| William "Bud" Blakey, Chair Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) |
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| Trishana Bowden, Associate Dean Development & Alumni Affairs, WCL |
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| Camille DeJorna, Associate Consultant on Legal Education American Bar Association (ABA) |
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| Robert Duncan, Partner Hogan & Hartson |
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| Mona Lucas, Senior Manager Higher Education Services Dow Lohnes |
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| Elizabeth Patterson, Associate Professor Georgetown University Law Center (tentative) |
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| 3:15-3:30 | Beverage Break |
| 3:30-4:45 Room 603 |
Session II: Definition: Who's diverse? What the term "diversity" means now, and how we can best serve the changing faces and interests of our diverse populations |
| Moderator: Prof. Anthony E. Varona, WCL | |
| Fanta Aw, Assistant Vice President of Campus Life American University |
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| Mary Clark, Assistant Professor, WCL | |
| Jarrett Perlow (WCL '04), Former Executive Director Lambda Law Society, WCL |
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| Sonji Patrick, Education Division Director Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund |
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| Charlotte Taylor, Assistant Dean Multicultural Affairs and Student Services DePaul University School of Law |
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| 5:00-5:45 Room 603 |
Session III: Sum-up/What's Next?/Wrap-up |
| Moderator: Sherry Weaver, Director WCL Office of Diversity Services |
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| 6:00-6:30 | Reception |
| 6:45-8:00 6th Floor Dining Room |
Dean's Diversity Council Annual Dinner Keynote speaker: The Honorable Stuart Ishimaru, Commissioner Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Member, Dean's Diversity Council |
Please register at http://www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.
No fees are being charged, but registration is required.
For further information, please contact:
American University Washington College of Law
Office of Diversity Services
Phone 202-274-4032
