The Future of Education

ACCOMMODATIONS A block of rooms has been reserved at the DoubleTree Hotel, 237 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. To receive the special rate of $139 per night, please call (215) 825-4369 and mention Temple University Beasley School of Law or go to www.law.temple.edu/mapoc and click Accomodations. The deadline for this special rate is Tuesday, December 23, 2008. Mid-Atlantic People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS If you require special accommodations to attend or participate, please provide information about your requirements to Phoebe Haddon at (215) 204-8974 or phoebe.haddon@temple.edu. DIRECTIONS AND PARKING From the Pennsylvania Turnpike: Take Exit 326 (Philadelphia/Valley Forge). Follow I-76 (Schuylkill Expy.) approx. 18 miles to Exit 344 (Central Philadelphia/I-676). Note: Exit is on the left. Follow I-676 approximately 1 mile to Central Phila./Broad Street exit. Take Broad Street exit (stay to left). In one block go left onto Broad Street. Follow Broad Street to Norris Street (approx. 2¼ miles). Turn left onto Norris Street. Make next left onto 15th Street. The Liacouras Center parking garage is two blocks down to the right. From the Northeast Extension Pennsylvania Turnpike: Take Exit 20 to I-476 South to I-76. Exit at I-76 East (approx. 5 miles). Take I-76 East approx. 15 miles to Exit 344 (Central Philadelphia/ I-676). Note: Exit is on the left. Follow directions from I-676 above. From I-95 North: Take Exit 22 (Central Philadelphia/ I-676). Follow Central Philadelphia signs to Broad Street exit. At next intersection (Vine Street), turn left. In one block, turn left onto Broad Street. Follow Broad Street to Norris Street. Follow directions from Norris Street above. From I-95 South: Take Exit 22 (Central Philadelphia/I-676). Note: left lane exit. I-676 West to Broad Street exit. See above directions from Broad Street exit. From New Jersey Turnpike: Take Exit 4 to Route 73. Approx. 1 mile to Route 38 West. Follow for 5 ½ miles to Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Take I-676 West to Broad Street exit. Follow above directions from Broad Street exit. Broad Street Subway: All local Broad Street subway trains stop at Cecil B. Moore Station (Broad and Cecil B. Moore Avenue). The Future of Education Access and Equity in Communities of Color January 23-24, 2009 The Mid-Atlantic People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference is designed to give law faculty of color the opportunity to share ideas for scholarly projects, workshop works-in-progress, mentor junior faculty members, and discuss critical and timely topics. This year’s conference will include presentations on topics including funding and finance, segregation–re-segregation, and school discipline and attrition. MID-ATLANTIC PEOPLE OF COLOR LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP CONFERENCE The Future of Education Access and Equity in Communities of Color FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 8-9 a.m. 9-9:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast OPENING REMARKS Phoebe Haddon, Temple University Beasley School of Law MAPOC Co-chair, Casandra Jones Havard, University of Baltimore School of Law PANEL I: RE-SEGREGATION/DE-SEGREGATION Kimberly Robinson, Emory University School of Law Maurice Dyson, Thomas Jefferson University School of Law Erika Woods, University of Baltimore School of Law Wendy Brown-Scott, North Carolina Central University School of Law PANEL II: FUNDING AND FINANCE Russell McLain, University of Maryland School of Law LUNCH STUDENT PAPER PRESENTATIONS PANEL III: STUDENT DISCIPLINE/DROP-OUT/IMPS Theresa Glennon, Temple University Beasley School of Law Odeana Neal, University of Baltimore School of Law SCHOLARSHIP SESSION #1 RECEPTION DINNER 8-9 a.m. 9-11 a.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 24 Continental Breakfast ROUND-TABLE ON SCHOOL CHOICE K-12 Kent McGuire, Dean, College of Education, Temple University Michael Churchill, Co-chief Legal Counsel, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia 9:15-10:30 a.m. 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m SCHOLARSHIP SESSION #2 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. 1:45 – 3 p.m. 3-3:45 p.m. 4-5:15 p.m. 5:30-6 p.m. LUNCH AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER Kevin Brown, Indiana University School of Law SCHOLARSHIP SESSION #3 PLANNING SESSION FOR 2010 CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP SESSION #4 THE LAST WORD Frank McClellan, Temple University Beasley School of Law CLOSING REMARKS MAPOC Co-Chair, Henry Chambers, University of Richmond School of Law 10:45 a.m. – noon 12:15-1:30 p.m. 1:45-3:45 p.m. 6-6:15 p.m. FOR MORE INFORMATION If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact Donna Lamborne at (215) 204-5949 or email at donna.lamborne@temple.edu. 4-5:15 p.m. 5:30-6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. REGISTER ONLINE www.law.temple.edu/mapoc Students free (no meals) Students $25 (with meals) Early Bird Registration $125 (if received before January 13th) Late Registration $150 (if received after January 13th) Daily Registration $100 Articles from the conference will be published in the Temple University Beasley School of Law Political & Civil Rights Law Review.