Epoch 2023 Symposium

Welcoming Remarks

• Eduardo Peñalver, President, Seattle University
• Viveca Burnette, 3L, Symposium Chair, Seattle University Law Review

Commemorating the SALT C.A.R.E. (Communities Affirming Real Equality) 25th Anniversary: Academic Activism and Acting Affirmatively

Moderator

• Steven Bender, Seattle University

Panelists

• Sumi Cho, African American Policy Forum
• Olympia Duhart, Nova Southeastern University, SALT Co-President
• Allyson Gold, Wake Forest University, SALT Co-President
• Margaret Montoya, University of New Mexico
• Frank Valdes, University of Miami

The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Jurisprudence Under and After SFFA: Where it Stands, Where it Might Extend

Moderator

• Vinay Harpalani, University of New Mexico

Panelists

• Danieli Evans, Seattle University School of Law
• Jonathan Feingold, Boston University
• Jeff Hoagland, Judicial Clerk, New Mexico Court of Appeals
• Reginald Oh, Cleveland-Marshall
• Steven Ramirez, Loyola University Chicago
• Erika Wilson, University of North Carolina

National Lessons from the Frontlines in California, Washington, the Hopwood Era, and Beyond: Navigating Local Constitutional Restrictions

Moderator

• Deirdre Bowen, Seattle University

Panelists

• Mario Barnes, UC Irvine
• Darren Hutchinson, Emory University
• Rachel Moran, Texas A&M University
• Kimberly West-Faulcon, Loyola Los Angeles

Religious Freedom and Diversity Missions: Insights from Jesuit Law Deans

Moderator

• Anthony E. Varona, Seattle University

Panelists

• Michèle Alexandre, Loyola University Chicago
• Michael J. Kaufman, Santa Clara University
• Madeleine M. Landrieu, Loyola University New Orleans

Hosted Reception/Dinner

Keynote Presentation

• Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Dean and Ryan Roth Gallo & Ernest J. Gallo Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law

Introduction

• Natasha Martin, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, Seattle University

Introduction of Vice President Martin and Opening Remarks

• Dontay Proctor-Mills ’23 Seattle University School of Law

Welcoming Remarks

• Tony Varona, Dean, Seattle University School of Law
• Ariel Archie, 2L, BLSA President, Seattle University School of Law

Insights Going Forward from Black Law Deans on Diversity and Race-Consciousness

Moderator

• Eboni Nelson, University of Connecticut

Panelists

• Nicky Boothe Perry, University of Illinois Chicago
• Marcilynn Burke, University of Oregon
• Tamara Lawson, University of Washington
• Camille Nelson, University of Hawai‘i

Hosted Lunch (courtesy of Michigan State University)

Keynote

• Linda Greene, Dean and MSU Foundation Professor of Law, Michigan State University (and SALT President at the time of the C.A.R.E. March)

Introduction of Dean Greene

• Ashley Raines, 2L, BLSA Treasurer and VP of Communications, Seattle University School of Law
• Jacob Simmons, 3L, Editor in Chief, Seattle University Law Review

Closing Roundtable: Strategizing Responses and Next Steps to Ensure Diversity in Education and Law

Moderator

• Steven Bender, Seattle University

Panelists

• Sheldon Bernard Lyke, Loyola University Chicago
• Meera Deo, Southwestern School of Law
• Kim Forde-Mazrui, University of Virginia
• Marc-Tizoc González, University of New Mexico
• Lucy Jewell, University of Tennessee
• Shakira Pleasant, University of Illinois Chicago
• Darren Rosenblum, McGill University

San Antonio v. Rodriguez: Closing the Doors of Education Equality at Both Ends

Moderator

• Ediberto Roman, Florida International University

Panelists

• Raquel Aldana, UC Davis
• Craig Jackson, Texas Southern University — Thurgood Marshall School of Law
• Stella Emery Santana, FAESA (Brazil)