Faculty Colloquia and Events
Consistent with its longstanding commitment to fostering a communal environment of intellectual engagement, the Law School is pleased to host countless colloquia, conferences, and guest lectures throughout the school year. Many of these events are specially scheduled, one-time affairs. In addition, the school runs the following regularly scheduled series, which cover a range of formats and scholarly areas.
Fall 2014 Events
Supreme Court Review -- Professors Dix, Fishkin, Forbath, Sager, Steiker
Speaker
- George E Dix George R. Killam, Jr. Chair of Criminal Law, University of Texas
- Joseph R Fishkin Assistant Professor, University of Texas
- William E. Forbath Lloyd M. Bentsen Chair in Law, University of Texas
- Lawrence Sager Alice Jane Drysdale Sheffield Regents Chair, University of Texas
- Jordan M. Steiker Judge Robert M. Parker Chair of Law, University of Texas
Moderator
Supreme Court Review -- Professors Dix, Fishkin, Forbath, Sager, and Steiker
Drawing Board Luncheon -- Calvin Johnson
Speaker
- Calvin H. Johnson Andrews & Kurth Centennial Professorship in Law, University of Texas
Moderator
Professor Johnson will discuss his project "Repatriation Tax: Are We Churchill or Chamberlain?".
Bookfest -- Professor Jinks
Speaker
- Derek P. Jinks A. W. Walker Centennial Chair, University of Texas
- Katerina Linos Professor, UC Berkeley
- Andrew Woods Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford
Moderator
"Socializing States: Promoting Human Rights Through International Law"
Health & Human Rights Colloquium: "Recognizing Social Determinants of Health, Combating Health Disparities"
Speaker
- Lovell Jones, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and UT Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
- Mitchell Katz, M.D. Director, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Moderator
Health & Human Rights Colloquium
Drawing Board Luncheon -- Denise Gilman
Speaker
- Denise L. Gilman Clinical Professor, University of Texas
Moderator
Bond Proceedings: The Elusive Promise of Freedom from Immigration Detention
Faculty Colloquium -- LBJ School Senior Lecturer Michele Deitch
Speaker
- Michele Y. Deitch Distinguished Senior Lecturer, University of Texas
Moderator
"Juvenile Justice Reform in Texas and Efforts to Raise the Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction from 17 to 18"
Health & Human Rights Colloquium: "Recognizing Social Determinants of Health, Combating Health Disparities"
Speaker
- Lovell Jones, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and UT Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
- Mitchell Katz, M.D. Director, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Moderator
Health & Human Rights Colloquium
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor David Skeel (Pennsylvania)
Speaker
- David Skeel Professor of Law, Pennsylvania Law School
Moderator
“Governance Reform and the Judicial Role in Municipal Bankruptcy”
Drawing Board Lunch -- Ronen Avraham
Speaker
- Ronen Avraham Thomas Shelton Maxey Professorship, University of Texas
Moderator
Drawing Board Lunch -- Ronen Avraham
Faculty Colloquium -- Dean Avi Soifer (Hawaii)
Speaker
- Avi Soifer Dean, University of Hawaii
Moderator
- Joseph R Fishkin
"The Thirteenth Amendment, Coercion, and Socialism, or Some Form of Socialism."
Drawing Board Luncheon -- H. W. Perry
Speaker
- H. W. Perry Jr Associate Professor, University of Texas
Moderator
Drawing Board Luncheon -- H. W. Perry
Health & Human Rights Colloquium: “What is (a) Life Worth? Genealogy and Anthropology of Inequality”
Speaker
- Didier Fassin, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. James D. Wolfensohn Professor of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study
Moderator
Health & Human Rights Colloquium
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Jacqueline Jones (UT, History Department)
Speaker
- Jacqueline Jones Professor; Chair, University of Texas, History Department
Moderator
"A Dreadful Deceit: The Myth of Race from the Colonial Era to Obama’s America"
Drawing Board Luncheon -- Jennifer Laurin
Speaker
- Jennifer E. Laurin George R. Killam, Jr. Chair of Criminal Law, University of Texas
Moderator
Drawing Board Luncheon -- Jennifer Laurin
Blueberry Soup Documentary Movie Presentation
Moderator
Blueberry Soup documentary film on Icelandic constitution hosted by Sanford Levinson and Zack Elkins
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Jerry Kang (UCLA)
Speaker
- Jerry Kang Professor of Law, UCLA
Moderator
“Rethinking Intent and Impact: Some Behavioral Realism about Equal Protection”
UT Graduate Conference in Public Law
Moderator
University of Texas Graduate Conference in Public Law
Drawing Board Luncheon -- David Adelman
Speaker
- David E. Adelman Harry M. Reasoner Regents Chair in Law, University of Texas
Moderator
“Lessons for Climate Change Diplomacy From the History of Nuclear Arms Control”
Health & Human Rights Colloquium: "Bioethics and Human Rights: Can Human Rights Survive the Posthuman?"
Speaker
- George Annas, J.D., M.P.H. William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights, Boston University School of Public Health
Moderator
- Karen Engle
- John A. Robertson
Health & Human Rights Colloquium
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Myriam Gilles (Cardozo Law)
Speaker
- Myriam Gilles Professor, Cardozo Law
Moderator
- Joseph R Fishkin
“The End of Doctrine: Private Arbitration, Public Law and the Anti-Lawsuit Movement”
Lateral Appointments Candidate
Moderator
Please request copy of paper from Sylvia Hendricks.
Lateral Appointments Candidate
Moderator
Please request copy of paper from Sylvia Hendricks.
Health & Human Rights Colloquium: "Nutrition, Gender and Food Security in Africa"
Speaker
- Raj Patel, M.A., Ph.D. Research Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Austin
Moderator
Health & Human Rights Colloquium
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Jennifer Daskal (American University)
Speaker
- Jennifer Daskal Assistant Professor of Law, American University
Moderator
"The Un-Territoriality of Data"
Lateral Appointments Candidate
Moderator
Please request copy of paper from Sylvia Hendricks.
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor David Pozen (Columbia)
Speaker
- David Pozen Associate Professor of Law, Columbia
Moderator
- Joseph R Fishkin
"Uncivil Obedience"
Lateral Appointments Candidate
Moderator
Please request a copy of paper from Sylvia Hendricks.
Lateral Appointments Candidate
Moderator
Lateral Appointments Candidate