Upcoming Events
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Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal Symposium 8:30am
1/31
Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal Symposium
Friday, January 31st, 2025
08:30 AM - 03:30 PM
UConn Law
The Corporation and the Public Interest: The Environment, Diversity, and Human Rights
Environmental, social, and governance issues have brought the roles and responsibilities of the contemporary business corporation to the forefront of the public agenda and have changed the nature of legal practice. This symposium will gather a select group of leading experts to discuss issues of corporate sustainability and societal impact. It will consist of three panels on topics that lie at the intersection of corporate activity and the public interest: the environment, diversity, and human rights.
Schedule (exact times are subject to change):
8:15 am – 8:45 am
Registration and Breakfast
8:45 am – 9:00 am
Opening Remarks & Dean’s Welcome
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Panel One: The Corporation and the Environment
Moderator: Professor Jack Lienke, University of Connecticut School of Law
Panelists:
- Professor Sarah Haan, Washington and Lee University School of Law
- Professor Madison Condon, Boston University School of Law
- Professor Anne Tucker, Georgia State University College of Law
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am – 11:45 pm
Panel Two: The Corporation and Diversity
Moderator: Professor Sachin Pandya, University of Connecticut School of Law
Panelists:
- Professor Lisa Fairfax, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- Professor Atinuke Adediran, Fordham University School of Law
- Professor Darren Rosenblum, McGill University Faculty of Law
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Keynote Fireside Conversation
Panelists:
- Professor Aaron Dhir, University of Connecticut School of Law
- Professor Michael Fakhri, University of Oregon School of Law and U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
- Director Leilani Farha, The Shift, and former U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Break
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Panel Three: The Corporation and Human Rights
Moderator: Professor Richard Wilson, University of Connecticut School of Law
Panelists:
- Professor Jena Martin, St. Mary’s University School of Law
- Attorney Maryum Jordan, EarthRights International
- Professor Stephen Park, University of Connecticut School of Business
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Closing Remarks
RSVP HERE!
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Encounters: 100% Democracy - The Case for Universal Voting 10:00am
2/15
Encounters: 100% Democracy - The Case for Universal Voting
Saturday, February 15th, 2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Connecticut’s Old State House
When it comes to voting, the United States lags behind other democracies, with barely over half of all eligible voters participating in most major elections. The 2024 presidential election saw around 64% of voter turnout, and smaller local elections saw even lower numbers. Meanwhile, twenty-six countries around the world require all eligible voters to participate in elections by law. Australia, for instance, has required citizens to cast a ballot since 1924 and had over 90% voter turnout in their last major election. Some advocates around the United States are calling for ’100% Democracy’, or universal voting.
This is an election process where every eligible citizen has the right to vote and full opportunities to do so—but also the duty to vote, a requirement to participate in our national choices. If Americans must pay taxes and serve on juries, why not require every eligible American to vote as well? Could this be the next step in our great democratic experiment? How would universal voting work in our country? And what would be the results? Join us for an informed and collaborative exploration of these critical and fascinating questions!
Encounters programs dive deep into subjects through facilitated, small-group dialogues followed by a question-and-answer style conversation with University faculty and community partners. Resources are provided beforehand to encourage informed and informal dialogue. The aim is to develop a forum for respectful and challenging dialogue. Coffee and lunch will be provided.
This event is sponsored by Connecticut’s Old State House and UConn’s Democracy and Dialogues Initiative
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Art Encounters: Picture and Word 12:30pm
2/28
Art Encounters: Picture and Word
Friday, February 28th, 2025
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
The Benton Museum of Art
Join Benton educators for an interactive two-part workshop exploring works of art that combine image and text on view in the Museum.Learn more about the ways visual artists engage with text through close looking and discussion of works by Juan Sánchez and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. Then use Quick-to-See Smith’s text to inspire your own art creations using a variety of techniques.
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Art Encounters: Standing in Solidarity 12:30pm
3/28
Art Encounters: Standing in Solidarity
Friday, March 28th, 2025
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
The Benton Museum of Art
Join Benton educators for an interactive two-part workshop exploring the history of Japanese American prison camps in the U.S. during World War II.
Learn more about the impact of these prison camps on those incarcerated there through close looking and discussion of works by Minnie Negoro and Roger Shimomura on view in the Museum. Then make your own paper crane to stand in solidarity with Tsuru for Solidarity, a non-violent, direct-action project of Japanese American social justice advocates working to end detention sites and support front-line immigrant and refugee communities.
FREE.
