Sessions Information

  • January 9, 2026
    9:35 AM - 10:50 AM
    Session Type: Section Programs
    Session Capacity: N/A
    Location: Hilton New Orleans Riverside
    Room: Grand Salon Section 21
    Floor: First Floor

Sessions Description

  • This session explores the pedagogical, emotional, and institutional challenges faced by minoritized law faculty teaching in majority classrooms. Participants will reflect on the intersecting dynamics of authority, identity, and belonging in spaces where race, culture, and power converge. The conversation will consider how bias, invisibility, and emotional labor shape classroom experiences while also examining the transformative potential of representation and relational teaching. By sharing strategies, stories, and insights, participants seek to reimagine legal education as a space that not only acknowledges difference but also embraces it as a source of knowledge, empathy, and change.

Session Speakers
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Speaker

American University, Washington College of Law
Speaker

University of Mississippi School of Law
Moderator

University of Hawai‘i, William S. Richardson School of Law
Speaker

Session Fees
  • Minority Groups: When and Where We Enter: Being Minority Law Teachers in Majority Classrooms: $0.00