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From Ground Zero: UCLA Law Students on the Past, Present, and Future of Affirmative Action
February 19, 2014
While debates over affirmative action often view students of color only as data points, in fact students, particularly UCLA Law students of color, have played a pivotal role in shaping the public discourse and the legal doctrine. This panel features UCLA alumnae of color who wrote an amicus brief, were interveners, and were witnesses in Grutter v Bollinger, the Michigan affirmative action case decided by the Supreme Court in 2003. Looking to the future, the panel also includes alumnae of color who are working on current legislation and other initiatives to reverse the damaging effects of Proposition 209 on higher education.
Panelists:
Erika Dowdell ’05, Deputy Public Defender, County of Los Angeles
Anthony Solana, Jr. ’04, President and Chairperson, For People of Color, Inc.
Erika K. Wilson ’03, Assistant Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law
Moderator:
Cheryl I. Harris, Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Professor in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, UCLA School of Law
From Ground Zero: UCLA Law Students on the Past, Present, and Future of Affirmative Action
February 19, 2014
While debates over affirmative action often view students of color only as data points, in fact students, particularly UCLA Law students of color, have played a pivotal role in shaping the public discourse and the legal doctrine. This panel features UCLA alumnae of color who wrote an amicus brief, were interveners, and were witnesses in Grutter v Bollinger, the Michigan affirmative action case decided by the Supreme Court in 2003. Looking to the future, the panel also includes alumnae of color who are working on current legislation and other initiatives to reverse the damaging effects of Proposition 209 on higher education.
Panelists:
Erika Dowdell ’05, Deputy Public Defender, County of Los Angeles
Anthony Solana, Jr. ’04, President and Chairperson, For People of Color, Inc.
Erika K. Wilson ’03, Assistant Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law
Moderator:
Cheryl I. Harris, Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Professor in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, UCLA School of Law
