Mid-Atlantic People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference
LAW and the HISTORICAL MOMENT:
THE LAW’S RESPONSE to 21ST CENTURY ISSUES
Celebrating Charles Hamilton Houston and Contemplative Lawyering
January 27-28, 2012
Howard University School of Law
2900 Van Ness Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
(202) 806-8022
Friday, January 27, 2012 |
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| Opening Remarks | 9:00am |
| Kurt L. Schmoke, Dean Howard University School of Law |
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| Cassandra Jones Havard Co-Chair, MAPOC University of Baltimore School of Law |
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| Social Unrest and the Response of Contemplative Lawyering |
9:30-10:45am |
| Eleanor Brown, George Washington University | |
| Angela Banks, William and Mary College of Law | |
| Tayyab Mahmud, Seattle | |
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| Works In Progress I | 11:00-12:00pm |
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| Lunch | 12:30-2:00pm |
Student Presenters Howard University School of Law Recognition of MAPOC Retirees |
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| The Response of Contemplative Lawyering to the Economic Dominance of the Corporate Structure | 2:00-3:30pm |
| Cheryl Wade, St. John’s | |
| Tim Canova, Chapman | |
| Steve Ramirez, Loyola – Chicago | |
| Cheryl Nichols, Howard | |
| MODERATOR: Lisa Crooms, Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law |
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| Works In Progress II | 3:45-4:45pm |
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| Musical Genres’ Effect on Contemplative Lawyering | 4:45-6:00pm |
| Dre Cummings, West Virginia | |
| Akilah Folami, Hofstra | |
| Donald Tibbs, Drexel | |
| Atiba Ellis, West Virginia | |
| Chris Royal, Chair, Music Department, Howard University | |
| MODERATOR: Reginald Robinson, Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law |
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| Jazz Supper | 6:30-8:00pm |
| Buffet Dinner and Jazz Combo | The Dining Hall |
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Saturday, January 28, 2012 |
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| Saturday Morning Roundtable | 9:00-11:00am |
| Opening Remarks: | |
| Hank Chambers | |
| University of Richmond School of Law and Co-Chair, MAPOC | |
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Engaged Scholars: Opportunities for Advocacy and ‘Shameless
Self- Promotion’ Outside of the Classroom
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| Ruqaiijah A. Yearby, Case-Western | |
| Cynthia Lee, George Washington | |
| Thomas Mitchell, Wisconsin | |
| Patrice Simms, Howard | |
| MODERATOR: Homer LaRue, Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law |
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| Works In Progress III | 11:15-am -12:15pm |
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| LUNCH | 12:30- 2:00pm |
| The Dining Hall | |
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Charles Hamilton Houston’s Generation – A Conversation |
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Jose Anderson, Author, Genius for Justice: Charles Hamilton Houston and the Reform of American Law |
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| MODERATOR: Dr. Greg Carr, Chair, Afro-American History Department, Howard University |
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| Plenary Planning Session – MAPOC 2013 | 2:15-2:30pm |
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| Works In Progress IV | 2:45-3:45pm |
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| Special Presentation | 4:00- 5:00pm |
| The Chapel, Houston Hall | |
Howard University School of Law Gospel Choir |
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The Last Word |
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Michael Higginbotham Dean, University of Baltimore School of law |
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| Note: Sessions will be held in Classroom 4 unless otherwise noted. |
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Conference Organizers
Cassandra Havard, Professor of Law, University of Baltimore, Co-chair MAPOC
Hank Chambers, Professor of Law, University of Richmond, Co-Chair, MAPOC
Okianer Christian Dark, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Howard University School of Law, Site Coordinator
Howard University School of Law | 2900 Van Ness Street, NW | Washington, DC 20008 | (202)806-8022
updated: January 26, 2012