Diversity Forum Series
About the Diversity Committee
The University of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law has a longstanding commitment to diversity. This commitment is evidenced in the school's faculty, staff and student body. The school's Diversity Committee has played a major role in changing the culture of the law school.
Former Dean Donald Burnett first established an ad hoc committee on diversity issues in fall 1992. That group evolved into today's very active committee. Its job is to develop programming that supports race and gender diversity, inclusiveness and equity.
To date the committee has organized programs on everything from affirmative action, disability rights and gay marriage to immigration law, elder law, the death penalty, sexual harassment, the separation of church and state, domestic violence, racial profiling, voting rights, racial fairness in the Jefferson County courts, minority entrepreneurship, the Family Court Amendment and reproductive rights.
The committee co-sponsors several events each academic year
with the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), the Lambda Law Caucus and the
Women's Law Caucus; other campus departments such as Women's and Gender
Studies; and off-campus organizations including the American Civil Liberties
Union of Kentucky and the Clothesline Project.
The committee also brings in nationally prominent speakers including Angela Davis and the late Anne Braden. All events are free and open to the public.
Contact Us
If you would like more information on the programs and initiatives supported by the School of Law's Diversity Committee, contact Robin Harris by email or at 852-6083
Helpful Links
This page offers links to diversit-related initiatives on campus, including (but not limited to):
- The A&S Diversity Page
- The Black Faculty and Staff Association
- The Office for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Services
- Department of of Women's and Gender Studies
- Disability Resource Center
Diversity & Equity Page from the Office of the President
Videocasts of the Diversity Program Series
Diversity Forum Series
2009 Programs |
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| November 3 |
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| September 29 |
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| April 7 |
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Passing the Baton: Current and Future Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in Louisville |
February 24 |
2008 Programs |
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| Separate Is Never Equal: Stories from South Africa and Palestine, with Doctor Diana Buttu and Reverend Eddie Makue | November 20 |
The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness, with Professor Elyn Saks |
October 27 |
| Current LGBT Legal Issues, with Keith Boykin | October 6 |
Immigration: Debunking the Myths, with Ron Crouch, Gabriela Alcalde, and Ron Russell
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September 23 |
| Civil Rights Attorney to Address Race and the Supreme Court | April 16 |
The Human Toll of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
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March 4 |
Witness to Innocence, with speaker Ray Krone
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February 21 |
Health Equity, with speaker Dr. Adewale Troutman
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February 5 |
2007 Programs |
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| Reproductive Freedom |
November 13 |
Forty Years of Open Housing: The Louisville Experience
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October 2 |
| Mountaintop Removal Mining: Human, Environmental, and Legal Dimensions—and Beyond |
April 10 |
Storming the Court: A Conversation with Author Brandt Goldstein
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February 27 |
The State of Louisville’s Black America in 2007
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February 16 |
The Death Penalty as a Political Tool with Andrea Lyon
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February 9 |
2006 Programs |
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Jefferson County Schools Go to Washington
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October 17 |
Affirmative Action: Why It Remains a Relevant Necessity
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September 19 |
| Fairness in the Bluegrass and the South |
April 3 |
| Domestic Violence in Our Community: A Forum |
February 6 |
2005 Programs |
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| Katrina and the Cross-Currents of Environmental Injustice |
November 7 |
The Rising Surge: Race, Class and the Politics of Response
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October 3 |