Law Review Symposium:  Contemporary Legal Issues Facing Education

Widener University Commonwealth Law School

Law Review Symposium:  Legal Issues Facing Education

Please join us for the Law Review Symposium: Contemporary Legal Issues in Education. This program is being offered via Zoom.

This symposium will discuss many of the most important legal issues facing education, such as freedom of expression in school, democracy in education, LGBTQ+ issues, and vindicating the right to education.

The keynote speaker will be Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry. 

Program Description: 

9 - 9:15 a.m.
Opening remarks

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. 
Keynote speaker
Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry 

9:45 a.m. -10:45 a.m.
Panel 1: LGBTQA+ Issues in Education

Matthew W. Green Jr., associate professor of law, CSU College of Law
Jeffrey Dodge, associate dean and assistant professor of law, Penn State Dickinson Law
Richard Ting, staff attorney, ACLU
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. 
Panel 2: Freedom of Expression in Schools

Michael Kaufman, dean and professor of law, Santa Clara Law
Dr. Kathleen Conn, PhD., J.D. L.L.M, adjunct professor, Muhlenberg College
Michael Hussey, dean and associate professor of law, Widener Law Commonwealth
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Panel 3: Institutions and Their Power Structure

Quinn Yeargain, assistant professor of law, Widener Law Commonwealth
Erin Archerd, associate professor of law, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Linda Randby, chief legal officer, Pennsylvania School Boards Association
Raquel Muniz, assistant professor of law, Boston College
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Panel 4: Vindicating the Right to Education

Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, Esq., senior attorney, the Public Interest Law Center 
Randy Lee, professor of law, Widener Law Commonwealth
One substantive CLE credit is available in Pennsylvania per panel for a total of 4 if you attend the entire program.



Questions: cwcle@widener.edu

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