B.A. to J.D. Pipeline Program Symposium
Opening Doors: Making Diversity Matter in Law School Admissions
Seton Hall Law School will co-sponsor Opening Doors: Making Diversity Matter in Law School Admissions, a day-long symposium that will address the continuing lack of diversity in legal education and examine factors that deter students from applying to and gaining admission to law school.
Professors Rachel Godsil and Solangel Maldonado are among the many participating speakers and Chrishana M. White '13 will serve on a panel along with Seton Hall University Pre-Law Advisor, Robert Palitto. There is no fee to attend the symposium but registration is required. Please register here
The symposium will be hosted by the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) at St. John's University School of Law on Friday, November 11, 2011 from 9:15am-5:00pm.
Co-Sponsors
Dean’s Diversity Council, Seton Hall University School of Law
The Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights & Economic Development, St. John’s School of Law
Center for Diversity in the Legal Profession, CUNY School of Law
LatinoJustice PRLDEF
Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession.
Location
St. John’s School of Law
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Program
9:45 am: Welcome: Michael A. Simons, Dean, St. John’s University School of Law Hazel Weiser, Executive Director, Society of American Law Teachers
10:00-11:30: Opening Plenary: We Have a Problem Here—Admissions and the LSAT
Moderator: Anthony Paul Farley, James Campbell Matthews, Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence, Albany Law School
• Conrad Johnson, Clinical Professor of Law, Columbia Law School; Author, The Disturbing Decline in Law School Admissions
• Rachel D. Godsil, Eleanor Bontecou Professor of Law, Seton Hall School of Law
11:45 am-12:45 pm: Working Session: Strategies for Reaching Students of Color
Moderator: Solangel Maldonado, Professor of Law, Seton Hall School of Law
• Leonard M. Baynes, Professor of Law, Director, The Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development, St. John’s School of Law
• Juan Cartagena, President and General Counsel, LatinoJustice
• Hector Maquieira '13, St. John’s School of Law
• Whitney Montgomery '12, Touro Law Center
12:45-2:00 pm: Luncheon is served: informal conversation and networking
2:15-3:15 pm: Working Session: Difficult Conversations: Cultural Competency in Effective Counseling of Students of Color
• Sonji R. Patrick, Director of Education, LatinoJustice
• Nathalie Lamberto '13, St. John’s School of Law
• Robert Pallitto, Pre Law Advisor, Seton Hall University
• Chrishana White '13, Seton Hall School of Law
• Joseph Kenny, Sr., Pre Law Advisor, St. John’s University, Staten Island Campus
• Audree Maldonado '12, St. John’s School of Law
3:30-5:00 pm: Closing Plenary: Reforming U.S News Rankings to Include Diversity
Moderator: Michael A. Simons, Dean and John V. Brennan Professor of Law and Ethics, St. John’s School of Law
• Kevin Johnson, Dean and Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest and Chicana/o Studies, UC Davis School of Law
• Robert Morse, Director of Data Research, U.S. News & World Report
• Jeffrey Evans Stake, Robert A. Lucas Chair of Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law