Denise Morgan Memorial Scholarship Symposium

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4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m., April 9th, 2007

Wellington Conference Center

Professor Denise C. Morgan, a leading member of the New York Law School community, passed away on April 7, 2006. On Monday, April 9, the Law School honored her work and memory with a special memorial scholarship symposium.

4:00 p.m.–4:10 p.m. Welcome Message

Dean Matasar

4:10 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Panel I: Civil Rights and the Federal Courts

Ann Thomas
• Professor of Law, New York Law School; Managing Director, Graduate Tax Program

• Moderator

Rachel Godsil
• Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law School

• Topic: Motivation to write Awakening from the Dream: Civil Rights Under Siege and the New Struggle for Equal Justice

Ed Purcell
• Joseph Solomon Distinguished Professor of Law, New York Law School

• Topic: Federalism today

5:10 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Panel II: Race and Education

Deborah Archer
• Associate Professor of Law, New York Law School; Director, Racial Justice Project

• Moderator

Dennis Parker
• Director, ACLU Racial Justice Program

• Topic: The role of lawyer-scholar as activist

Robert Jackson
• New York City Council Member, District 7

• Topic: His role as lead plaintiff in Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State of New York

6:10 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Panel III: Loss of a Voice

Annette Gordon-Reed
• Professor of Law, New York Law School

• Topic: Loss of a voice in legal history: Race on Trial: Law and Justice in American History

Tanina Rostain
• Professor of Law, New York Law School; Codirector, Center for Professional Values and Practice

• Topic: A new generation of scholars

Sadiq Reza
• Professor of Law, New York Law School

• Topic: A colleague and mentor

Lenni Benson
• Professor of Law, New York Law School; Codirector, Justice Action Center

• Topic: A professor and mentor; student introductions

Student Comments

• Victor Suthammanont

• Ann Macodangdang

• Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum

7:00 p.m.–7:10 p.m. Closing Comments

7:10 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception

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