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SOLUTIONS TO EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY
CLOSING THE
FRIDAY, MARCH 13
L A W R E V I E W 2 0 2 0 S Y M P O S I U M
T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F M E M P H I S
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION INFORMATION
6.25 hours of general Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit has been approved by Tennessee and Arkansas.
6.3 hours of general CLE credit has been approved by Mississippi.
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SYMPOSIUM EDITION
In conjunction with this event, a Symposium Edition of The University of Memphis Law Review will be dedicated
to Closing the Gap: Solutions to Educational Inequality. If you would like to subscribe to The University of Memphis Law Review or receive the
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The University of Memphis is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action University. It is committed to the education of a non-racially identifiable student body.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS LAW REVIEW
HANNAH FUSON
Senior Notes Editor
COLIN DONOGHUE Symposium Editor
CORY CHITWOOD
ALEX AGEE ERICA JOHNSON
ADAM BLANKENSHIP TYLER HUMPHREY
MONICA NASH
LOUIS J. BERNSEN SHELBY A. BESS
BEN M. BLACKMON LINDSAY CASTLELLAW
MARY K. CLARK COURTNEY M. CROCKER
KATELYN B. DAGEN JUDITH J. DENHAM ALEXA S. DENNIS
THOMAS GREER
Editor-in-Chief
NICOLE MILANI Managing Editor
CARSON R. GILBERT Business & Media Editor
ARTICLES EDITORS MICHAEL HOLMES
MITCHELL POLLARD
NOTES EDITORS KAYLA BILLINGSLEY
SEAN OLSEN CALEB SANDERS
SENIOR STAFF REAGAN BROCK
ELIZA JONES JAMES WASHBURN
STAFF SAMANTHA FELTENZ
JAMIE M. GIBBER RENEE GRAVES
ALEXANDRIA HOLLOWAY RACHEL R. JACKSON EVAN R. JOHNSON
SIERRA KNIGHT KRISTEN LILLY
MALIK J. LUCKETT CHRISTINA MCCONNELL
FACULTY ADVISOR ANDREW J. MCCLURG
DEAN KATHARINE T. SCHAFFZIN
JEANNE PRENDERGAST DE SANTOS
Senior Articles Editor
HAYDEN CHERRY Research Editor
CHARLOTTE NICHOLS
RAVEN CHISM HAYDEN PHILLIPS
WILLIAM HULTMAN DILLAN MCQUEEN
BAILEY VEGA
REBECCA PAYTON CLAIRE E. ROWLAND TAYLOR S. SORILLA
DAIRANETTA S. SPAIN DEVON W. SPRIDDLE
AUSTYN L. STEVENSON JACKSON A. STONER
JOHN P. TAYLOR LEAH M. YODER
The University of Memphis Law
Review would like to express
its sincere appreciation for the
generosity of our symposium
sponsors: the University of
Memphis Student Event Allocation
Committee; Glassman, Wyatt,
Tuttle & Cox; and Burch, Porter
& Johnson. We would also like to
thank Felicia Suzanne’s Restaurant
for hosting our Welcome Dinner.
Finally, we greatly appreciate the
support of professor Andrew J.
McClurg, Herff Chair of Excellence
in Law and faculty advisor to The
University of Memphis Law Review.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13 The University of Memphis Law Review is pleased to welcome you to this symposium. We are honored to present a distinguished group of scholars, legal practitioners and advocates who will critically examine sources of educational inequality and possible solutions. It is our hope that the discussion will enlighten us on how to move forward on issues that affect our communities.
SYMPOSIUM AGENDA8:00-9:00 AM Registration and Breakfast | Law School Atrium
9:00-9:15 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks Katharine Schaffzin Dean, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Professor Andrew J. McClurg Faculty Advisor
Thomas Greer Editor-in-Chief
Colin Donoghue Symposium Editor
9:15-10:30 AM Governance and Reform Daniel Kiel, Benjamin Superfine, Alexios Rosario-Moore & Steven Nelson
10:30-10:45 AM Morning Break | Law School Atrium
10:45-NOON Disproportionality in Discipline and Treatment of Students with Disabilities Erik Girvan & Robert Garda
NOON-1:00 PM Lunch | Student Lounge
1:00-2:00 PM Federal Right to Education Kimberly Robinson
2:00-3:00 PM Shelby County Panel Daniel Kiel, David Montague, Kenneth Walker & Cardell Orrin
3:00-3:15 PM Afternoon Break | Law School Atrium
3:15-4:30 PM Impact of Schools on Community, Impact of Community on Schools Sarah Diem, Curtis Brewer & Dru Stevenson
4:30-5:00 PM Final Question and Answer Panel/Discussion