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Throughout the year we host thought-provoking conversations to explore some of the most contentious and consequential issues at the intersection of race, law, and policy in American society. Join us as we bring together thinkers, scholars, and practitioners with diverse perspectives to challenge assumptions and broaden our collective understanding.
Upcoming Events
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Past Events
STANFORD, CA
June 3, 2025
Roses Talk Project Convening: Elevating Student Voice in San José Unified
Speakers: Subini Annamma, Hoang Pham
STANFORD, CA
May 20, 2025
Negotiating the Academic Social Contract
Speakers: Ralph Richard Banks, Paul Brest
STANFORD, CA
May 6, 2025
The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North
Speaker: Michelle Adams, Ralph Richard Banks
STANFORD, CA
April 22, 2025
Into the Wreckage: Law and the Courts in Struggles for Emancipation
Speaker: Amna Akbar
STANFORD, CA
April 17, 2025
What Might Be: Confronting Racism to Transform Our Institutions
Speakers: Susan Sturm, Gulika Reddy
VIDEO I STANFORD
November 7, 2024
Launching the Harry Bremond-Wilson Sonsini Foundation Fellowship Program
Speakers: Ralph Richard Banks, Luke Liss, Isaac Vaughn, Linda McPharlin, Ken Coleman, Barry Williams, William B. Gould IV
STANFORD, CA
September 12, 2024
Summit on AI, Body-worn Cameras, and the Future of Policing
Speakers: Jennifer Eberhardt, Dan Sutton, Chief William “Bill” Scott, Deputy Attorney General Venus Johnson, Max Isaacs, Dan Jurafsky, Rob Voigt, Nick Camp, Maggie Harrington, Vinodkumar Prabhakaran, Chief LeRonne Armstrong, Jennifer King, Catherine Crump, Ginger Armbruster
STANFORD, CA
September 5-6, 2024
Private Universities in the Public Interest Convening
Speakers: Ralph Richard Banks, Emily J. Levine, Mitchell Stevens
STANFORD, CA
May 6, 2024
The Unfinished Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education at 70
Speakers: Ralph Richard Banks, Kimberly Robinson, Robert Kim, Myron Orfield
RECORDING AVAILABLE I STANFORD
March 5, 2024
Race, Originalism, and Affirmative Action
Speakers: Michael McConnell, Kim Forde-Mazrui, Ralph Richard Banks
RECORDING AVAILABLE I STANFORD
November 6, 2023
“The Fear of Too Much Justice”
Speakers: Stephen Bright, Michael Romano
VIRTUAL EVENT
November 1, 2023
Considering Professionalism and Racism: How the Professional Identity Defines, Impacts, and Marginalizes People of Color
Speakers: Leah Goodridge, Misasha Suzuki Graham, Ron Tyler, Richard Thompson Ford
RECORDING AVAILABLE I VIRTUAL EVENT
June 30, 2023
After Affirmative Action
Speakers: Easha Anand, Ralph Richard Banks, Richard Thompson Ford, Michael McConnell
RECORDING AVAILABLE I STANFORD
May 3, 2023
Poison Ivy: How Elite Colleges Divide Us
Speakers: Evan Mandery, Ralph Richard Banks
RECORDING AVAILABLE I STANFORD
February 9, 2023
The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism
Speakers: Lerone Martin, Shirin Sinnar