Re-Shifting Foundations of Brown: Diversity in Education

The topic is a timely one and an important one both for the nation and for Washburn Law. The Symposium will consist of a keynote speaker and two panels:

• Keynote
  • David Hinojosa, lead counsel who represented North Carolina in the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. 
• Panels
  • Panel 1:
    The first panel will examine matters of race and higher education, particularly concerning the recent landmark decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and affirmative action. The panel will tackle issues of racial disparity in higher education, particularly addressing the need for affirmative action or another mechanism to aid minority students in gaining access to higher education. Panelists will further discuss the current issues with legal education and minority populations.
  • Panel 2:
    The second panel will address issues of color-blindness in education, and current legislation surrounding critical race theory in schools. The panel’s emphasis will center around the lack of critical race theory’s inclusion in school curriculum and how banning critical race theory is an attempt to outlaw the teaching of the full story of American history.

WASHBURN LAW JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE
Washburn Law Journal, Volume 64, Issue 3 (spring/summer 2024), will be dedicated to the topic of this symposium, and will feature articles written by the participants. Participants are encouraged, but not required, to take advantage of this opportunity for publication by submitting an article or essay. Authors who cannot attend the symposium, but would like to submit, will also be considered for publication in the Journal.