Annual Antiracist Development Institute Convening 2024

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October 16 - October 18, 2024
Penn State Dickinson Law
Carlisle, PA


This convening will be a three-day collaborative, hands-on, and love-centered event bringing colleagues from across the country, from inside and outside of the legal profession together to learn, teach, implement, and celebrate. It will be a time of networking, sharing, and growing together to create an antiracist legal academy, legal profession, and country. We look forward to sharing time and space with you!

Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.This year’s keynote address will be given by Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr., New York Times Bestselling Author and James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Princeton University. Read more about Dr. Glaude here.

Read about last year’s inaugural convening and the keynote address from Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights at Howard University School of Law, Sherrilyn Ifill here.


Registration for this event has now closed.

We are organizing this Convening into three cohorts:

Admissions and Financial Aid — Programming will be geared towards higher education admissions and financial aid professionals who are looking toward establishing antiracist policies and practices within their organizations.

Teaching and Learning — Programming will speak directly to those engaged in the teaching profession. The information shared will help educators learn more about establishing antiracism as a classroom culture. Administrators may also find that information shared in this cohort may be utilized in professional development offerings.

Leadership and Community — Participants from outside the legal academy and/or higher education may find this cohort most appealing. Programming will be geared toward leaders at every level as well as community members looking to implement antiracist principles into their organizations.


Schedule of Events

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2024
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Dickinson Law Foyer
 
Early Check-In
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024
9:30 to 9:55 a.m.
Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium
 
Welcome to the Second Annual Antiracist Development Institute Convening
  • Danielle M. Conway — Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law; Executive Director, Antiracist Development Institute
  • Dermot Groome — Professor of Law and Harvey A. Feldman Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Penn State Dickinson Law; Associate Director of the Antiracist Development Institute
  • TaWanda Hunter Stallworth — Program Manager, Antiracist Development Institute
  • Serena Hermitt — Education Program Coordinator, Antiracist Development Institute
9:55 to 10:00 a.m.
Ridge Commons
 
Break
Conveners who are attending the Design Thinking sessions should meet in the Commons to walk over to Allison Hall.
 
Conveners may attend any combination of design thinking and writing sessions. PODs are welcome to meet or join any design thinking sessions together.
POD SESSIONS
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
 
Penn State University POD Working Groups
PODs will have the opportunity to workshop their presentation.
  • Antiracist Leadership Certificate POD — Room 202
  • Reimagining Higher Education Policy POD — Room 258
  • Building Leadership Capacity with Antiracism POD — Room 104
  • Antiracist Justice Frames POD — Ridge Commons
  • Transformative Justice POD — Room 124
DESIGN THINKING SESSIONS
10:00 to 11:10 a.m.
Offsite — Allison Hall
 
Design Thinking Workshop One
  • Erin Walczewski — Attorney, Cooley LLP; lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School
11:10 to 11:20 a.m.
 
Break
10:20 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Room 013
 
Design Thinking Workshop Two
12:30 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. Transition back to Dickinson Law
A guide will meet you at Allison Hall to walk back to Dickinson Law.
 
“LISTEN UP, I GOT A STORY TO TELL” WRITING SESSIONS
10:00 to 11:10 a.m.
Room 120
 
Writing Methods and Publishing
  • Raymond H. Brescia — Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life; Hon. Harold R. Tyler Chair in Law and Technology, Albany Law School 

  • Nicole Dyszlewski — Assistant Dean of Academic Innovation, Roger Williams University School of Law

  • Ronnie R. Gipson Jr. — Visiting Associate Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law

  • Stacey Suver — Senior Editor, Inside Philanthropy

11:10 to 11:20 a.m.
 
Break 
11:20 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Room 120
 
Work in Progress Feedback and Peer Review Workshop
  • Raymond H. Brescia — Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life; Hon. Harold R. Tyler Chair in Law and Technology, Albany Law School 

  • Nicole Dyszlewski — Assistant Dean of Academic Innovation, Roger Williams University School of Law

  • Ronnie R. Gipson Jr. — Visiting Associate Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law

  • Stacey Suver — Senior Editor, Inside Philanthropy

12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Ridge Commons
 
Lunch from Southside Deli
1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Room 120
 
Screening of Becoming Black Lawyers and Q&A with Filmmaker
Admissions and Financial Aid Cohort
1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium
Screening of Pardon Me and Q&A with Director
Leadership and Community Cohort
  • Shuja Moore — Producer/Director
  • Brandon Flood — Former Secretary, PA Board of Pardons
  • Kurt Danysh — Executive Director, Tomorrow's Neighbors
  • Jamesha Caldwell, J.D. 2025 — Penn State Dickinson Law
1:30 to 4:00 p.m.
Room 106
Screening of Class of Her Own and Q&A with Filmmaker
Teaching and Learning Cohort
  • Boaz Dvir — Filmmaker; Donald P. Bellisario Career Advancement Professor, Associate Professor, Penn State University; Director of the Hammel Family Human Rights Initiative
  • Dermot Groome — Professor of Law and Harvey A. Feldman Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Penn State Dickinson Law; Associate Director, ADI
4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
 
Optional Trip to Battlefields at Gettysburg, PA
Pre-registration required and boxed dinner provided
  • In partnership with Scott Hancock, Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Gettysburg College, conveners will be shuttled to and given a tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield through the lens of antiracism.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2024
8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Ridge Commons
 
Breakfast
9:30 to 10:15 a.m.
Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium
 
A Conversation with Anu Gupta and Dean Danielle Conway
  • Anu Gupta — Founder, BE MORE with Anu
  • Danielle M. Conway — Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law; Executive Director, ADI
There is cohort-specific programming from 10:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Please be sure to follow the schedule that aligns with your chosen cohort.
10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

 
Break
Leadership and Community Cohort should board the shuttle on South Street to travel to the Historical Society that will leave at 10:30 a.m. sharp.
 
10:30 to 11:00 a.m.
Offsite
 
Travel to the Cumberland County Historical Society
Leadership and Community Cohort

Transportation is provided to and from Historical Society and Dickinson Law.
10:30 to 11:25 a.m.
Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium
 
Building an Antiracist Law School, Legal Academy, and Legal Profession UC Press Book Series Glossary Workshop
Teaching and Learning Cohort
10:30 to 11:25 a.m.
Room 106

 
Getting Back to Basics: Reframing Competencies from the Pathway to the Classroom
Admissions and Financial Aid Cohort
  • Van Ann Bui — Senior Advisor to Office of Admissions and Private Sector Career Advisor, Yale Law School
  • Erika Hill — Director of Admissions, Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University College of Law
  • Yolanda Ingram — Director, Access to Law School Education Programs, Penn Carey Law, University of Pennsylvania
  • Valerie James — Senior Assistant Dean for Admissions, Financial Aid and Diversity Initiatives, University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law          
  • Kelsey Risman — Director of Program Evaluation, AccessLex Institute
11:00 to 11:45 a.m.
Cumberland County Historical Society
 
Voter Access and Engagement
Leadership and Community Cohort
  • Shaakirrah R. Sanders — Professor of Law, Lewis H. Vovakis Distinguished Faculty Scholar, and Associate Dean for Antiracism and Critical Pedagogy, Penn State Dickinson Law
  • Sean Shultz — Mayor of Carlisle
  • G. Griffith “Griff” Lindsay III ’79 — Penn State Dickinson Law
11:25 to 11:35 a.m.

 
Break
Teaching and Learning Cohort
Admissions and Financial Aid Cohort
 
11:35 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Room 116
 
Applied Design Thinking in the Context of 303(c)
Teaching and Learning Cohort
11:35 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Room 114
 
SFFA and Federal Elections: The Impact on Admissions and Financial Aid Policies
Admissions and Financial Aid Cohort
  • Dr. Logan A. Johnson — Policy Associate, Policy and Center for Legal Educations Excellence AccessLex 
  • Matthew Kerns — Associate Dean of Admissions, Widener University Commonwealth Law School
  • Carla Pratt — Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Chair in Civil Right, Race and Justice, University of Oklahoma College of Law
  • Rebecca Schreiber — Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Penn State Dickinson Law
11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Cumberland County Historical Society
 
Lunch from the Grazery
Leadership and Community Cohort
 
12:15 to 1:00 p.m.
Cumberland County Historical Society
 
Community Conversation with the Cumberland County Historical Society
Leadership and Community Cohort

Cara Curtis — Interim Director/Archives and Library Director, Cumberland County Historical Society
 
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Ridge Commons
 
Lunch from Chef Corrie
Teaching and Learning Cohort
Admissions and Financial Aid Cohort
 
1:00 to 1:30 p.m.
 
Travel back to Dickinson Law with trip past Lincoln Cemetery
Leadership and Community Cohort

Transportation is provided to and from Historical Society and Dickinson Law.
 
1:30 to 4:00 p.m.
Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium
 
Penn State University POD Working Groups Presentations and Discussions
  • Moderated by Nicole Dyszlewski Assistant Dean of Academic Innovation, Roger Williams University School of Law
5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Allenberry Playhouse
 
Second Annual Convening Banquet Cocktail Hour
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Allenberry Playhouse
 
Second Annual Convening Banquet
  • Keynote Address from Visiting Scholar Dr. Mele Tupou Vaitohi — Senior Lecturer Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024
8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Ridge Commons
 
Breakfast
 
9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium
 
Race and Equal Protection of the Laws (REPL) Course
  • Convening Keynote Address by Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.New York Times Bestselling Author and James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University
10:15 to 10:30 a.m.

 
Break
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Room 112
 
History and Purpose of the REPL Class
  • Dermot Groome — Professor of Law and Harvey A. Feldman Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Penn State Dickinson Law; Associate Director of the ADI
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Room 112
 
Moderated Discussion with Dr. Glaude
  • Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.New York Times Bestselling Author and James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

  • Danielle M. Conway — Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law; Executive Director, ADI

12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Ridge Commons
 
Lunch from B&L Caribbean

The following authors will be available at tables to discuss their works: