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Widener University Commonwealth Law School will host the 19th Annual Dean’s Diversity Forum on Thursday, March 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Wolfberg Courtroom, 3737 Vartan Way, Harrisburg. This program will be offered in person and via Zoom.

This year’s forum, titled “Corporate Responsibility Now!: Reframing Immigration and Repairing Historical Wrongs,” will examine the evolving role of corporate actors in addressing systemic inequities, with focused discussions on immigration policy and accountability for historical harms. The program will feature leading scholars and practitioners engaging in thoughtful dialogue on law, policy, and institutional responsibility. The program is being offered for 4 Pennsylvania CLE substantive credits.

Panel I | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Repairing Historical Wrongs
Jena Martin, Professor of Law,  St. Mary's University School of Law
Christian Johnson, Professor of Law, Widener University Commonwealth Law School
andré douglas pond cummings, Dean and Professor of Law, Widener University Commonwealth Law School

Panel II | 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Reframing Immigration
Kim Vu-Dinh, Associate Professor of Law, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Rebecca Feldmann, Assistant Professor of Law,  Widener University Commonwealth Law School
David Rubenstein, Professor of Law, Washburn University School of Law
Jill Family, Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development and Professor of Law, Widener University Commonwealth Law School

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The Dean’s Diversity Forum is free and open to the public. 
 
Lunch will be served.
 
For questions, please contact [email protected]