The Children’s Legal Rights Journal Annual Symposium
Brown v. Board of Education
– Seventy Years Later
November 1, 2024
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. CST
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Philip H. Corboy Law Center
25 East Pearson Street, Chicago, IL 60611
Power Rogers & Smith Ceremonial Courtroom
About the Symposium
The symposium will revolve around the 70th anniversary of the seminal Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and the continued impact that this pivotal case has on public education systems in the United States. Despite the monumental significance of Brown v. Board of Education, systematic racism persists within public education settings. Today, public schools remain strictly segregated along racial and socioeconomic lines, consistently disadvantaging students of color and students living in poverty. The symposium will explore the history of Brown v. Board of Education and its impact on the development of our education system over the past seventy years. Furthermore, the symposium will discuss the failures of our legal system in desegregating schools since the decision. Finally, the symposium will foster a comprehensive understanding of how to rethink funding, diversity, and access to equitable education within the public education system.
This program has been approved for 3.0 hours of Continuing Legal Education Credit.
Cost & CLE
This event is free and open to the public, and has been approved for 3.25 hours of General MCLE credit.
About the Children’s Legal Rights Journal
CLRJ is a journal published by law students at Loyola University Chicago in cooperation with the National Association of Counsel for Children. CLRJ focuses on issues affecting all professionals who work with children, including child welfare, juvenile justice, adoption, mental health and education. Generally, the readership consists of lawyers, social workers, physicians, researchers, mental health professionals, law enforcement personnel, and educators.
Symposium Agenda
| 9:30 – 10:00 AM | Check-in |
| 10:00 – 10:05 AM | Welcome and introduction |
| 10:05 – 10:50 AM | Featured speaker |
| Mark Walsh, Reporter for Education Week & SCOTUSBlog "Reflections on the Supreme Court and Brown v. Board of Education" |
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| 10:50 – 11:35 AM | Featured speaker |
| Professor Paul Gowder, Professor of Law at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law "Reflections of an “Unqualified Affirmative Action Hire" |
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| 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM | Lunch |
| 12:05 PM – 1:05 PM | Featured speakers |
| Professor Miranda Johnson, Professor of Law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law Nneka Ugwu, Skadden Fellow at Equip For Equality "School Discipline and the Legacy of Brown" |
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| 1:05 – 1:15 PM | Break |
| 1:15 – 1:50 PM | Featured speaker |
| Professor Danielle Wingfield, Professor of Law at University of Richmond School of Law "The Resurgence of Massive Resistance" |
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| 1:50 – 2:00 PM | Closing remarks |
Symposium Presenters
Professor Paul Gowder, Professor of Law at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Professor Miranda Johnson, Professor of Law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Nneka Ugwu, Skadden Fellow at Equip For Equality
Mark Walsh, Reporter for Education Week & SCOTUSBlog
Professor Danielle Wingfield, Professor of Law at University of Richmond School of Law
CLE Written Materials
Brown v. Board of Education
– Seventy Years Later
November 1, 2024
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. CST
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Philip H. Corboy Law Center
25 East Pearson Street, Chicago, IL 60611
Power Rogers & Smith Ceremonial Courtroom
About the Symposium
The symposium will revolve around the 70th anniversary of the seminal Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and the continued impact that this pivotal case has on public education systems in the United States. Despite the monumental significance of Brown v. Board of Education, systematic racism persists within public education settings. Today, public schools remain strictly segregated along racial and socioeconomic lines, consistently disadvantaging students of color and students living in poverty. The symposium will explore the history of Brown v. Board of Education and its impact on the development of our education system over the past seventy years. Furthermore, the symposium will discuss the failures of our legal system in desegregating schools since the decision. Finally, the symposium will foster a comprehensive understanding of how to rethink funding, diversity, and access to equitable education within the public education system.
This program has been approved for 3.0 hours of Continuing Legal Education Credit.
Cost & CLE
This event is free and open to the public, and has been approved for 3.25 hours of General MCLE credit.
About the Children’s Legal Rights Journal
CLRJ is a journal published by law students at Loyola University Chicago in cooperation with the National Association of Counsel for Children. CLRJ focuses on issues affecting all professionals who work with children, including child welfare, juvenile justice, adoption, mental health and education. Generally, the readership consists of lawyers, social workers, physicians, researchers, mental health professionals, law enforcement personnel, and educators.