Spring 2018: Is it Time for Truth and Reconciliation in Post-Ferguson America?

Michigan State Law Review engaged with leading academics and activists as they discussed the nation’s responsibility regarding the history of racial injustice and explored possible ways to move toward healing.

Read Volume 2018’s Symposium Articles here.

Schedule of Events

Thursday, March 15, 2018

9:00 a.m. “My Truth, Our Reality: A Student Perspective”

1:45–2:00 p.m. Coffee

2:00–2:10 p.m. Welcome

Lawrence Ponoroff, Dean, MSU College of Law

2:10–2:25 p.m. Remarks

Cynthia Stephens, Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals

2:30–3:45 p.m. Panel 1: The Quest for Racial Justice

Moderator: Daina Ramey Berry, University of Texas, History

Panelists: Christy Lopez, Georgetown Law & Girardeau Spann, Georgetown Law

4:00–5:15 p.m. Panel 2: Justice for Indigenous Peoples

Moderator: Kate Fort, MSU College of Law

Panelists: Esther Anne, University of Maine; Tim Connors, Judge, Washtenaw County Trial Court; Wenona Singel, MSU College of Law; & Sandy White Hawk, First Nations Repatriation Institute

5:30–6:00 p.m. Keynote Remarks

Professor Darlene C. Hine, Northwestern University Board of Trustees Emeritus Professor, MSU John Hannah Distinguished Professor of History

6:00–7:30 p.m. Dinner

By Invitation

7:30–8:15 p.m. Upstander Project Movie

Adam Mazo

Friday, March 16, 2018

8:30–9:00 a.m. Coffee

9:00–9:15 a.m. Welcoming Remarks

Kirstin Tiffany, Michigan State Law Review

9:15–10:30 a.m. Panel 3: Truth-telling: America’s History of Racial Injustice

Moderator: Pero Dagbovie, Professor, MSU; Associate Dean, Grad. School

Panelists: Paul Finkelman, President, Gratz College & Linda Sheryl Greene, Wisconsin Law

10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Panel 4: Truth-telling: Criminal Justice and Policing

Moderator: Aditi Juneja, NY State Homes & Community Renewal

Panelists: Olwyn Conway, Ohio State Law; Lupe Salinas, Texas Southern Law; & Mikah Thompson, University of Missouri-Kansas City

12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch

Remarks, Alex Hosey, East Lansing High School, Class of 2021

1:15–2:30 p.m. Panel 5: Truth & Reconciliation—International and Practice Perspectives

Moderator: Nakia Barr, MSU Office of General Counsel

Panelists: Brian Gilmore, Professor, MSU College of Law; Charlotte Lloyd, Harvard PhD Candidate; & Ronald Slye, Seattle Law

2:45–4:00 p.m. Panel 6: Truth & Reconciliation—What Next?

Moderator: Tiffani Darden, Professor, MSU College of Law

Panelists: Alisa Parker, Legal Services of South Central Michigan; Imani Michelle Scott, Savannah College of Art & Design; & Marbre Stahly-Butts, Law for Black Lives

4:00 p.m. Adjournment

Michael Lawrence, Professor, MSU College of Law

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