AALS Committee on Recruitment & Retention of Minority Law Teachers and Students

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In response to the national racial reckoning that followed the murder of George Floyd, numerous law schools pledged commitments to adopting anti-racism. This program discusses approaches to moving from diversity, equity, and inclusion to anti-racism in improving how we educate students and the communities we create. Discussions will focus on developing representative curricula, erecting support structures for faculty, students and staff of color and employing innovative approaches, such as transformative allyship—a practice that calls on faculty and staff to spend some of their privilege uplifting diverse colleagues and students—to caretaking.