Monday, July 10, 2023

Welcome and Conference Overview

11 – 11:10 am Eastern

Erwin Chemerinsky, AALS Past President & Dean, University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Panel 1: What did the Court hold?  What is the law after SFFA v. UNC and SFFA v. Harvard College?

11:10 am – 12:30 pm Eastern

Mark C. Alexander, AALS President and Dean, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Erwin Chemerinsky, AALS Past President, University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Lunch Break

12:30 – 1 pm Eastern

Panel 2: What has worked and has not worked for law schools in achieving diversity without affirmative action?

1 – 2:15 pm Eastern

Presenters

Cristina Arteaga, Assistant Dean for Admissions & Financial Aid, University of Washington School of Law
Cary Lee Cluck, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Kristin Theis-Alvarez, Assistant Dean, Admissions and Financial Aid, University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Moderator

Mark C. Alexander, AALS President and Dean, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

Break

2:15 – 2:30 pm

Panel 3: What are the issues left open and how to approach them?

2:30 – 3:45 pm Eastern

Presenters

Kevin R. Johnson, Dean and Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis, School of Law
Timothy Lynch, Vice President and General Counsel, University of Michigan  
Robert Schwartz, Assistant Dean of Admissions, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law

Moderator

Erwin Chemerinsky, AALS Past President, University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Closing Remarks and Conference Wrap Up

3:45 – 4 pm Eastern

Erwin Chemerinsky, AALS Past President, University of California, Berkeley School of Law