Set against the
context of protests across the country this summer and a return to campus in
the fall, whether in-person or virtual, this mini-workshop will examine various
aspects of race in higher education and on campus, together with the relevant legal
issues. The half-day workshop will
consider changes that today’s students and other groups aspire to
bring about in the nation’s colleges and universities, while addressing
the ever-present legal requirements and leadership challenges that higher
education counsel are called to advise on as they traverse this terrain.
Part 1 of this
mini-workshop will explore legal and operational issues in creating a diverse,
equitable, inclusive learning and living environments on campus, with a
particular focus on responses to on-campus and online bias incidents
and hate speech as well as institutional relationships with campus and
local police.
Part 2 of this
mini-workshop will address campus mission and
priorities relative to faculty, staff, and curriculum, including fundamental
tenets of recruiting, hiring, and retaining a diverse faculty and staff,
the demographics of tenure and strategies for addressing racial disparities in
the tenure pipeline, and calls to better align
university curriculum with an institution’s stated commitment to diversity and
inclusion.
Part 3 of the workshop will afford participants the opportunity to
actively engage in one of five concurrent discussion groups on (1) Protests and
Police, (2) Race-Neutral Strategies for Employment/Faculty Diversity (3)
Bias-Incident Reporting and Response, (4) Race-Based Scholarships, Groups, and
Programs, and (5) Controversial Monuments and Building Names.
Presenters will address counsel’s
role in helping institutions achieve their missions and model
their values, and weigh meaningful alternatives to address
concerns while at the same time complying with the strictures
of the law.
Who Should Attend?
This
program is at the intermediate-advanced level. Presenters presume attendees
have some familiarity and experience with higher education discrimination law.
The workshop is directed to college and university counsel with responsibility
for equity and discrimination law matters in student affairs, faculty affairs,
and employment. Counsel may also wish to invite administrators with significant
responsibilities for oversight of equity, diversity, and inclusivity programs,
student affairs, and public safety.
A Reckoning on Race for Higher Education: Next Steps and Legal Considerations for Campuses
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