About the Program
“The wider society is still replete with overwhelmingly white . . . settings in which black people are typically absent, not expected, or marginalized when present. In turn, blacks often refer to such settings colloquially as ‘the white space’—a perceptual category—and they typically approach that space with care.” These words are from Yale sociologist Elijah Anderson’s seminal article “The White Space.” How might his observation apply to racial minorities at law schools and law firms? Are law schools, and law firms, “white spaces”? And if so, can anything be done to change that? This event brings together scholars and students to answer these questions.
Panelists
Elijah Anderson
Sterling Professor of Sociology and of African American Studies,
Yale University
Meera Deo
Professor of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Emily M.S. Houh
Gustavus Henry Wald Professor of the Law and Contracts and Co-director, Nathaniel R. Jones Center for Race, Gender, and Social Justice, Cincinnati College of Law
Osamudia James
Professor of Law & Dean's Distinguished Scholar and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Community, University of Miami
Elizabeth Mertz
John and Rylla Bosshard Professor of Law Emerita, University of Wisconsin
Melissa Brij-Raj ’22
Student, Fordham Law School
Tatiana Hyman ’22
Student, Fordham Law School
Caitlin Romero ’22
Student, Fordham Law School
