Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Week
Students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr's legacy from January 23 through January 27 in a week-long celebration of Dr. King's life at the UC Davis School of Law. The School has a strong affinity with Dr. King and his efforts to achieve justice and equality for all. In 1968, after Dr. King's assassination, law students and faculty successfully petitioned the UC administration to name the new law school after Dr. King.
Martin Luther King Week events are scheduled at noon in the Law School's Moot Courtroom and will focus on increasing diversity in higher education, with an emphasis on law schools. The keynote address will be delivered Monday by Elizabeth Patterson, Deputy Director of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS), a national organization of 166 law schools committed to improving the legal profession through the advancement of legal education, including increasing the number of persons from underrepresented groups in law schools, in the legal profession and in the judiciary.
Other events during MLK Week include a showing of "Black, White & Brown: Brown versus the Board of Education of Topeka," a documentary that offers exclusive insights and interviews from many of the participants of the Supreme Court landmark case that required the desegregation of schools across America in 1954. The movie airs at 11:00 a.m. and is followed by an outreach presentation on strategies used by the Law School to increase diversity.
Nationally prominent scholars will explore diversity issues throughout the week during the lunch hour. On Wednesday, Davis Professors of Law Jennifer Chacon and Angela Onwuachi-Willig will participate in a panel discussion on affirmative action and immigration. On Thursday, Professor Ronald Griffin of Washburn University School of Law will present a paper and lead a discussion on the events following hurricane Katrina as demonstrative of the legacy of racial inequality that still exists in this country. And on Friday, Professor Rogelio Lasso, John Marshall Law School, will present his article titled, "Diversity as a Matter of National Security: A Comprehensive Strategy to Increase Diversity in Law School."
Martin Luther King Week is organized by the Law School's Black Law Students Association, which works to increase the number of lawyers sensitive to the unique problems and needs of the Black community. The Davis Law School is nationally recognized as a leader in enrollment of minority students. The School ranked in the top 10 for "Best Environment for Minority Students" and "Most Diverse Faculty" in the Princeton Review's 2006 edition of the Best 159 Law Schools.
Martin Luther King Week events are scheduled at noon in the Law School's Moot Courtroom and will focus on increasing diversity in higher education, with an emphasis on law schools. The keynote address will be delivered Monday by Elizabeth Patterson, Deputy Director of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS), a national organization of 166 law schools committed to improving the legal profession through the advancement of legal education, including increasing the number of persons from underrepresented groups in law schools, in the legal profession and in the judiciary.
Other events during MLK Week include a showing of "Black, White & Brown: Brown versus the Board of Education of Topeka," a documentary that offers exclusive insights and interviews from many of the participants of the Supreme Court landmark case that required the desegregation of schools across America in 1954. The movie airs at 11:00 a.m. and is followed by an outreach presentation on strategies used by the Law School to increase diversity.
Nationally prominent scholars will explore diversity issues throughout the week during the lunch hour. On Wednesday, Davis Professors of Law Jennifer Chacon and Angela Onwuachi-Willig will participate in a panel discussion on affirmative action and immigration. On Thursday, Professor Ronald Griffin of Washburn University School of Law will present a paper and lead a discussion on the events following hurricane Katrina as demonstrative of the legacy of racial inequality that still exists in this country. And on Friday, Professor Rogelio Lasso, John Marshall Law School, will present his article titled, "Diversity as a Matter of National Security: A Comprehensive Strategy to Increase Diversity in Law School."
Martin Luther King Week is organized by the Law School's Black Law Students Association, which works to increase the number of lawyers sensitive to the unique problems and needs of the Black community. The Davis Law School is nationally recognized as a leader in enrollment of minority students. The School ranked in the top 10 for "Best Environment for Minority Students" and "Most Diverse Faculty" in the Princeton Review's 2006 edition of the Best 159 Law Schools.