Faculty Events Calendar: Colloquia, Workshops, Lectures and Conferences

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.

Events for Fall 2021

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September 2, 2021 Thursday

11:45am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Oren Bracha

Faculty Colloquim - Michael Livermore // University of Virginia

Speaker:

Michael Livermore
Professor, U Virginia

Time: Sep 2, 2021 11:45 AM Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Weekly: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/tJYkfuuhqToiE9CBG_qVf-F1SPtll50h3W14/ics?icsToken=98tyKuCqpzIoE9OUuBCDRowQHYr4a_Pwtn5Hj_p-vjjaEhZVLyWnBdJWPr4qQNCD

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Where Nature’s Rights Go Wrong

September 9, 2021 Thursday

11:45am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Oren Bracha

Faculty Colloquium - Sarah Swan // FSU

Speaker:

Sarah Swan
Professor, Forida State University

Time: Sep 9, 2021 11:45 AM Sep 16, 2021 11:45 AM Sep 23, 2021 11:45 AM Sep 30, 2021 11:45 AM Oct 7, 2021 11:45 AM Oct 14, 2021 11:45 AM Oct 21, 2021 11:45 AM Oct 28, 2021 11:45 AM Nov 4, 2021 11:45 AM Nov 11, 2021 11:45 AM Nov 18, 2021 11:45 AM Dec 2, 2021 11:45 AM Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Weekly: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/tJYkfuuhqToiE9CBG_qVf-F1SPtll50h3W14/ics?icsToken=98tyKuCqpzIoE9OUuBCDRowQHYr4a_Pwtn5Hj_p-vjjaEhZVLyWnBdJWPr4qQNCD

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September 14, 2021 Tuesday

TNH 3.124 (Neathery Classroom)
3:45pm - 5:30pm

Moderators:

Law and Economic Seminar - Michael Frakes // Duke University

Speaker:

Michael Frakes
Professor, Duke University

September 21, 2021 Tuesday

TNH 3.124 (Neathery Classroom)
3:45pm - 5:30pm

Moderators:

Law and Economic Seminar - Max Schanzenbach // Northwestern

Speaker:

Max Schanzenbach
Professor, Northwestern University

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September 23, 2021 Thursday

11:45am - 1:15pm

Moderators:

The Law and Politics of COVID in Texas

Speakers:

Bill Christian
Graves Dougherty
Miriam Seifter
University of Wisconsin Law School
Rick Hills
NYU Law

Time: Sep 23, 2021 11:45 AM Central Time (US and Canada)

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September 30, 2021 Thursday

11:45am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Oren Bracha

Faculty Colloquium - Shirin Sinnar // Stanford

Speaker:

Shirin Sinnar
Professor, Stanford Law School

Sep 30, 2021 11:45 AM Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Weekly: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/tJYkfuuhqToiE9CBG_qVf-F1SPtll50h3W14/ics?icsToken=98tyKuCqpzIoE9OUuBCDRowQHYr4a_Pwtn5Hj_p-vjjaEhZVLyWnBdJWPr4qQNCD

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Hate Crimes, Terrorism, and the Framing of White Supremacist Violence

October 4, 2021 Monday

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Rapoport Center Colloquium on the Future of Work: Alyssa Battistoni (Barnard College)

Speaker Alyssa Battistoni: “Climate Futures and the Future of Work: Rethinking “Green Jobs,” Revaluing Care Work”

Instructions for joining the zoom meeting: Please note that registration is required for the Zoom webinar: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEodOGuqj8rG9OuDTFOnaEOnH_Xl-hXY4JI

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October 5, 2021 Tuesday

TNH 3.124 (Neathery Classroom)
3:45pm - 5:30pm

Moderators:

Law and Economic Seminar - Dr. Netta Barak Corren // Hebrew University

Speaker:

Dr. Netta Barack Corren
Professor, Hebrew University

Topic: Law and Economic Seminar - Dr Netta Barak Corren Time: Oct 5, 2021 03:45 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Law on the Books

October 7, 2021 Thursday

11:45am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Oren Bracha

Faculty Colloquium - Katerina Linos // Berkely

Speaker:

Katerina Linos
Professor, Berkely

Oct 7, 2021 11:45 AM

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Dynamic Diffusion

October 11, 2021 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Colloquium on Current Issues in Complex Litigation -- Sean Farhang (Berkeley Law)

Speaker:

Sean Farhang
Berkeley Law

https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=5001&context=lcp

October 12, 2021 Tuesday

TNH 3.124 (Neathery Classroom)
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Law and Economic Seminar - Alon Klement // Tel Aviv

Speaker:

Alon Klement
Professor, Tel Aviv

Abraham Wickelgren is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Law and Economic Seminar - Alon Klement // Tel Aviv Time: Oct 12, 2021 03:45 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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October 14, 2021 Thursday

11:45am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Oren Bracha

Faculty Colloquium - Scott Hemphell // Columbia

Speaker:

Scott Hemphill
Professor, Columbia University

Topic: UT Law Faculty Colloquium

Oct 14, 2021 11:45 AM Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Weekly: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/tJYkfuuhqToiE9CBG_qVf-F1SPtll50h3W14/ics?icsToken=98tyKuCqpzIoE9OUuBCDRowQHYr4a_Pwtn5Hj_p-vjjaEhZVLyWnBdJWPr4qQNCD

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ANTITRUSTANDTRADEMARKSETTLEMENTS

October 18, 2021 Monday

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Rapoport Center Colloquium on the Future of Work: Alyssa Battistoni (Barnard College)

Speaker Alyssa Battistoni: “Climate Futures and the Future of Work: Rethinking “Green Jobs,” Revaluing Care Work”

Instructions for joining the zoom meeting: Please note that registration is required for the Zoom webinar: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEodOGuqj8rG9OuDTFOnaEOnH_Xl-hXY4JI

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October 21, 2021 Thursday

11:45am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Oren Bracha

Faculty Colloquium - Margot Kaminski

Speaker:

Margot Kaminski
Professor, University of Colorado

Oren Bracha is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: UT Law Faculty Colloquium

Oct 21, 2021 11:45 AM Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Weekly: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/tJYkfuuhqToiE9CBG_qVf-F1SPtll50h3W14/ics?icsToken=98tyKuCqpzIoE9OUuBCDRowQHYr4a_Pwtn5Hj_p-vjjaEhZVLyWnBdJWPr4qQNCD

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THE RIGHT TO CONTEST AI

October 26, 2021 Tuesday

3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Law and Economic Seminar - Alan Schwartz // Yale

Speaker:

Alan Schwartz
Professor, Yale

November 1, 2021 Monday

11:45am - 12:45pm

Moderator:

Susan C Morse

Drawing Board Luncheon: Prof. Angela Littwin

Speaker:

Angela K Littwin
Ronald D. Krist Professor in Law
University of Texas

Drawing Board Luncheon with paper presented by Prof. Angie Littwin

For each meeting, a preliminary paper of not more than ten pages will be distributed the week prior, presenters will explain their ongoing project for up to 15 minutes, and then the floor will be open for questions and comments. Each drawing board will run on Zoom from 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM, at this link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/98788440223 Meeting ID: 987 8844 0223 One tap mobile: +19292056099,,98788440223# US (New York) +13017158592,,98788440223# US (Washington DC) Materials, including papers and opportunity for follow-up “discussion board” exchange, will be available at the drawing board Canvas course site at: https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1307225. If you need to enroll in the course, please use this link: https://utexas.instructure.com/enroll/8FH9KA

November 2, 2021 Tuesday

3:45pm - 5:30pm

Moderators:

Law and Economic Seminar - Irena Hutton // Florida State University

Speaker:

Irena Hutton
Professor, Florida State University

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November 4, 2021 Thursday

11:30am - 1:15pm

Moderator:

Oren Bracha

Faculty Colloquium - Katie Young // Boston College

Speaker:

Katie Young
Professor, Boston College

Nov 4, 2021 11:45 AM

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Human Rights Originalism

November 4, 2021 Thursday

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Rapoport Center Colloquium on the Future of Work: Alyssa Battistoni (Barnard College)

Speaker Alyssa Battistoni: “Climate Futures and the Future of Work: Rethinking “Green Jobs,” Revaluing Care Work”

Instructions for joining the zoom meeting: Please note that registration is required for the Zoom webinar: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEodOGuqj8rG9OuDTFOnaEOnH_Xl-hXY4JI

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November 8, 2021 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Colloquium on Current Issues in Complex Litigation -- Nicholas Almendares (Indiana University Maurer School of Law)

Speaker:

Nicholas Almendares
Indiana University Maurer School of Law

November 15, 2021 Monday

11:45am - 12:45pm

Moderator:

Susan C Morse

Drawing Board Luncheon: Prof. Steven Collis

Speaker:

Steven T Collis
Clinical Professor
Director, Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center
Director, Law and Religion Clinic
University of Texas

Drawing Board Luncheon with paper presented by Prof. Steven Collis

November 15, 2021 Monday

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Rapoport Center Colloquium on the Future of Work: Alyssa Battistoni (Barnard College)

Speaker Alyssa Battistoni: “Climate Futures and the Future of Work: Rethinking “Green Jobs,” Revaluing Care Work”

Instructions for joining the zoom meeting: Please note that registration is required for the Zoom webinar: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEodOGuqj8rG9OuDTFOnaEOnH_Xl-hXY4JI

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November 16, 2021 Tuesday

3:45pm - 5:30pm

Moderator:

Ronen Avraham

Law and Economic Seminar - Emily Weisburst // UCLA

Speaker:

Emily Weisburst
Professor, UCLA

Nov 16, 2021 03:45 PM

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November 19, 2021 Friday

3:00pm - 4:30pm

Moderator:

Karen Engle

Special Colloquium: Winner of the Zipporah B. Wiseman Prize for Scholarship on Law, Literature, and Justice -- Laura Petersen // Melbourne Law School

Speaker:

Laura Petersen
Melbourne University

Laura Petersen // Melbourne Law School https://law.unimelb.edu.au/students/grd/students/laura-petersen

Oren Bracha is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Special Colloquium: Winner of Zipporah B. Wiseman Prize for Scholarship on Law, Literature, and Justice Time: Nov 19, 2021 03:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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An Ethos of Restitution: Walter Schwarz and the Gloss

November 22, 2021 Monday

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
12:15pm - 1:30pm

Moderator:

Adam I Klein

The Power in Your Data: Big Tech, Privacy, and National Security

Speaker:

Noah Phillips
Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission

On Monday, November 22, the Strauss Center will welcome Commissioner Noah Phillips, Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, for a talk on big tech, privacy, and national security.

Biography Following his nomination by President Donald J. Trump and unanimous confirmation by the United States Senate, Noah Joshua Phillips was sworn in as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission on May 2, 2018. Before coming to the FTC, Phillips served as Chief Counsel to U.S. Senator John Cornyn, of Texas, on the Senate Judiciary Committee. From 2011 to 2018, he advised Senator Cornyn on legal and policy matters including antitrust, constitutional law, consumer privacy, fraud, and intellectual property. Prior to his Senate service, Phillips worked as a litigator at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, in New York City, and Steptoe & Johnson LLP, in Washington, D.C. Phillips began his career at Wasserstein Perella & Co., an investment bank in New York City. Phillips received his A.B. from Dartmouth College and his J.D. from Stanford Law School.

November 22, 2021 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Colloquium on Current Issues in Complex Litigation -- David Noll (Rutgers Law School)

Speaker:

David Noll
Rutgers Law School

November 23, 2021 Tuesday

3:45pm - 5:30pm

Moderators:

Law and Economic Seminar - Stephanie Didwania // University of Wisconsin

Speaker:

Stephanie Didwania
Professor, University of Wisconsin

Nov 23, 2021 03:45 PM

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November 30, 2021 Tuesday

3:45pm - 5:30pm

Moderators:

Law and Economic Seminar - Ezra Friedman // Northwestern University

Speaker:

Ezra Friedman
Professor, Northwestern University

Nov 30, 2021 03:45 PM

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December 6, 2021 Monday

11:45am - 12:45pm

Moderator:

Susan C Morse

Drawing Board Luncheon: Prof. Karen Engle

Speaker:

Karen Engle
Minerva House Drysdale Regents Chair in Law
Founder and Co-Director, Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice
University of Texas

Drawing Board Luncheon with paper presented by Prof. Karen Engle

December 6, 2021 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Colloquium on Current Issues in Complex Litigation -- Judge Karen Caldwell, Leigh O’Dell, Joe Griffith

Speakers:

Judge Karen Caldwell
Eastern District of Kentucky
Leigh O’Dell
Beasley Allen Law Firm