News

February 26 - March 2

REDEFINING DIVERSITY:
NEW DIRECTIONS FOR A NEW CENTURY

Monday, February 26
Keynote Address by Thomas Todd, Esq.
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Lincoln Hall
Reception to follow in Lowden Hall

Mr. Todd was the first African American full-time professor at Northwestern University School of Law, where he taught from 1970 to 1974. A former president of Operation PUSH and of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Chicago Chapter, Todd has appeared on radio and television programs and has been featured in various publications throughout the country. He has spoken on civil rights and education for organizations and institutions in the United States, Africa, and Mexico.

Welcome by Dean David E. Van Zandt, Northwestern University School of Law

Introduction by Theresa Cropper, Associate Dean and Dean of Students, Northwestern University School of Law

Tuesday, February 27
Diversity in the Bush Administration: Do Race & Gender Matter?
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Rubloff 150
Lunch Served

Panelists:

• Cliff Kelley, Host, "The Cliff Kelley Show," WVON 1450 AM Radio
• Donna Leff, Professor, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
• John McGovern, Press Secretary to Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, U.S. House of Representatives
• Joel Weisman, Host, "Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review," Channel 11 WTTW

Moderator: Charlie Wheelan, Midwest Correspondent, The Economist

Wednesday, February 28
Conversations with Successful Women Attorneys
Co-Sponsored by the Feminist and Women's Coalition
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Rubloff 150
Lunch Served

Panelists:

• Lorie A. Chaiten, Partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
• Ellen E. Douglass, Principal and Owner, Law Offices of Ellen E. Douglass
• Marlo Johnson-Roebuck, Law Clerk to the Honorable Ann Williams, United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
• Stacey Rubin Silver, Associate, Lord Bissell & Brook

Moderator: Lynn Cohn, Senior Lecturer, Northwestern Law

Thursday, March 1
Creating Modern Families:
Legal Challenges Facing Gay & Lesbian Parents
Co-Sponsored by OUTLaw
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Rubloff 150
Lunch Served

Panelists:

• Jane Elmore, Deputy Director of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Division of Foster Care and Permanency Services
• Heather Sawyer, Senior Staff Attorney, Midwest Regional Office, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
• Jerry Capell and Kevin O'Brien, Partners of five years, they adopted their son through a Chicago adoption agency specializing in the placement of biracial and African-American children
• Lee Gregory and Elena Robinson, Partners of three years, Elena is now pregnant with their first child

Moderator: Ora Schub, Clinical Associate Professor and Staff Attorney, Children and Family Justice Center, Northwestern Law

Black & Blue: Colorable Issues in Race and Law Enforcement
Co-Sponsored by Black Law Students Association
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Rubloff 150

Panelists:

• Darren P. Davis, Commander, University Police, Northwestern University
• Harvey Grossman, Legal Director, Rodger Baldwin Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union
• R. Eugene Pinchman, Retired Justice, Illinois Apellate Court
• G. Flint Taylor Jr., Peoples Law Office

Moderator: Christopher Bracey, Visiting Assistant Professor, Northwestern Law

Diversity Coalition World Party & SFPIF's Taste of Northwestern
Featuring music, drinks, and foods from around the world!
7:00 PM - Midnight
Atrium

Bar Review
Continue the celebration at a local dance club!
Midnight - ???

Friday, March 2
First Annual Chicago APALSA Racial Justice Panel
The Legacy of Korematsu: the Wen Ho Lee case
Hosted by APALSA Chapters from Northwestern University School of Law, the University of Chicago Law School, and DePaul College of Law
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Lincoln Hall
Reception to follow in Lowden Hall

Welcoming remarks by Anton R. Valukas, Partner, Jenner & Block; former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Northwestern alum Class of 1968

Panelists:

• Alberta Lee, daughter of Wen Ho Lee
• Heather Hersh, Associate, O'Neill, Lysaught & Sun LLP and member of Dr. Wen Ho Lee's legal defense team
• Sumi Cho, Professor, DePaul College of Law and critical race theorist
• Micaela di Leonardo, Professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University and expert on race/ethnicity in intellectual history

Moderator: Chung-Han Lee, Associate, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon

DIVERSITY COALITION WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR SPONSORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT
Bingham Dana, Boston
Jenner & Block
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Lord, Bissell & Brook
Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon

WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING LAW SCHOOL DEPARTMENTS AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Asian Pacific American Law Students Association
Black Law Students Association
The Feminists and Women's Coalition
Kathy Franzoni in the Office of Communications
Jonathan Stern in the Office of Development
Office of Minority Affairs
Office of Student Affairs
OUTLaw
Student Bar Association

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE APALSA CHAPTERS OF DEPAUL COLLEGE OF LAW AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE FRIDAY PANEL.

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