UC Davis Professors Center Stage at National Law School Conference
Several faculty members were invited to participate in the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) annual meeting held January 2-6, 2008, in New York. The meeting is the largest annual gathering of legal educators in the world. This year's meeting is titled, Reassessing Our Roles as Scholars and Educators in Light of Change.
Participating UC Davis School of Law faculty:
Diane Marie Amann, Speaker, Section on Women in Legal Education, "National Security," Jan. 3.
Keith Aoki, Introduction, Chair of Planning Committee, Workshop on Local Governments at Risk, Jan. 3, and Moderator, Section on State and Local Government Law, "The City and the World," Jan. 5.
Jennifer Chacón, Speaker, Workshop on Local Governments at Risk, "Crimmigration," Jan. 3, and Speaker, Section on Minority Groups, "In the Name of Love: What Does Martin Luther King Mean on the 40th Anniversary of His Assassination?," Jan. 5.
Bill Ong Hing, Participant, Society of American Law Teachers (SALT), Robert Cover Study Group, Humanizing the Consequences of Recent Immigration Law and Policy Initiatives," Jan. 3.
Lisa Chiyemi Ikemoto, Speaker, Section on Minority Groups, "In the Name of Love: What Does Martin Luther King Mean on the 40th Anniversary of His Assassination?," Jan. 5.
Edward J. Imwinkelried, Speaker, Section on Evidence, "Guilt v. Guiltiness: Are the Right Rules for Trying Factual Innocence Inevitably the Wrong Rules for Trying Culpability," Jan. 5Kevin R. Johnson, Moderator, Workshop on Local Governments at Risk, "Local Governments: Caught in the Middle," Jan. 3, and Speaker, Open Source Program, "Conflict and Solidarity: Understanding the Relationship Between African Americans and New Immigrants," Jan. 5.
Courtney G. Joslin, Speaker, Section on Women in Legal Education, “Family,” Jan. 3.
Rex R. Perschbacher, Moderator, Section for the Law School Dean, "The Carnegie Report on Educating Lawyers from the Perspective of the Law School Dean," Jan. 4., Speaker, Section on Civil Procedure, "The Revolution of 1938 and Its Discontents," Jan. 4, and Moderator, Section on Minority Groups, "In the Name of Love: What Does Martin Luther King Mean on the 40th Anniversary of His Assassination?," Jan. 5.
Lisa R. Pruitt, Speaker, Section on Women in Legal Education, "The State," Jan. 3.
Cruz Reynoso, Moderator, Workshop on Local Governments at Risk, "Problems and Challenges: State Courts: Appointments, Election and Retention," Jan. 3.