The South Carolina Law Review is partnering with the American Bar Foundation to present the inaugural William Hubbard Conference on Law & Education. The event will be held at the University of South Carolina School of Law on Friday, February 25, and has been approved for six CLE credits.
Schedule
8 a.m. - Registration and Continental Breakfast
9 a.m. - Welcome and Opening Remarks
- William C. Hubbard, Dean, University of South Carolina School of Law
- Ajay K. Mehrotra, Executive Director, American Bar Foundation; Professor of Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
- Dixie McCollum, Editor-in-Chief, Volume 73, South Carolina Law Review
9:30 a.m. - Panel 1: Contest Over Educational Content
Subtopics: Critical Race Theory, Religion, and Patriotic Education
Panelists:
- Kristine L. Bowman, Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Education, Michigan State University
- Kevin Brown, Professor, University of Indiana Maurer School of Law
- Jonathan Feingold, Associate Professor, Boston University School of Law
- Erika Wilson, Associate Professor and Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Chair, University of North Carolina School of Law
Moderator:
- Emily Suski, Associate Professor, University of South Carolina School of Law
10:45 a.m. - Panel 2: Diversity and Inclusion
Subtopics: Segregation and Antidiscrimination
Panelists:
- Erica Frankenberg, Professor, Pennsylvania State University College of Education
- Liliana Garces, Associate Professor of Education, Affiliate Faculty of Law, and Affiliate Faculty for Mexican American Studies, University of Texas
- Vinay Harpalani, Associate Professor, University of New Mexico School of Law
- Rachel Moran, Professor, University of California-Irvine School of Law
Moderator:
- Claire Raj, Associate Professor, University of South Carolina School of Law
12 noon - Lunch and Keynote Address
Speaker:
Martha Minow, Former Dean, Harvard Law School
Paper: Education: Constitutional Democracy's Predicate and Product
Moderator:
Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director, World Justice Project
1:45 p.m. - Panel 3: Privatization and the Stability of Public Education
Subtopics: School Choice, Public Education Funding, and the Right to Education
Panelists:
- Preston Green, Professor of Educational Leadership and Law and John & Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education, University of Connecticut
- Osamudia James, Professor, University of North Carolina School of Law
- David Sciarra, Executive Director, Education Law Center
- Joshua Weishart, Professor, West Virginia University College of Law
Moderator:
- Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, and Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago; ABF Research Professor
3 p.m. - Break
3:15 p.m. - Panel 4: Rule of Law and Civics
Subtopics: Democratic Values, Education Norms, Civics, and the Federal Role
Panelists:
- Derek W. Black, Professor and Ernest F. Hollings Chair in Constitutional Law, University of South Carolina School of Law
- Kimberly Robinson, Professor of Law, Professor of Education and Professor of Leadership & Public Policy, University of Virginia
- Matthew Shaw, Assistant Professor of Law and Assistant Professor of Public Policy & Education, Vanderbilt University
- Richard Kahlenberg, Director of K-12 Equity and Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation
Moderator:
- The Honorable Richard M. Gergel, Judge, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
4:30 p.m. - Closing Remarks
(Reception immediately following)