The North Carolina Civil Rights Law Review presents their annual Conference on Race, Gender, Class, and Ethnicity (CRCGE). This year’s conference will seek to contextualize the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard/UNC, overturning affirmative action. Due to the University of North Carolina’s central role in this decision, we are proud to host this conference to continue and advance the conversation regarding race-conscious admission policies in higher education.
When: Friday, February 23, 2024
Where: UNC School of Law, Room 5042
Please register here.
Schedule:
8:15-9:15 – Breakfast/Check-in
9:15-9:30 – Opening Remarks by Deborah Weissman (UNC School of Law, Conference Advisor)
9:30-10:30 – Historical Backdrop of UNC’s Discriminatory Practices featuring Geeta N. Kapur (Civil Rights Attorney and Activist, Adjunct Law Professor, Author), author of To Drink from the Well: The Struggle for Racial Equality at the Nation’s Oldest Public University
10:45-11:45 – Racial Triangulation and Intraracial Dynamics Panel featuring Osamudia James (UNC School of Law), Jonathan Feingold (Boston University School of Law), & Vinay Harpalani, Ph.D. (University of New Mexico School of Law/currently visiting professor at Boston University School of Law)
12:00-1:00 – Virtual Lunch Keynote: The Interplay Between Reparations and Affirmative Action featuring William A. (“Sandy”) Darity Jr., Ph.D. (Duke Sanford School of Public Policy) & A. Kirsten Mullen (Writer, Folklorist, and Founder of Artefactual, an arts-consulting practice) authors of From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-first Century
1:15-2:15 – The Impact of SFFA Beyond Elite, Primarily-White Universities Panel featuring Daniel Klasik, Ph.D. (UNC School of Education), Emily Chávez, MSW (Durham Public Schools, School Board Member), & Malik Edwards, Ph.D. (North Carolina Central University School of Law)
2:30-3:30 – Looking Forward & Reasons for Optimism Panel featuring Erika K. Wilson (UNC School of Law), Kevin Brown (University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law), & Rachel F. Moran (Texas A&M University School of Law)
3:30-3:45 – Closing Remarks by Deborah Weissman (UNC School of Law, Conference Advisor)