Schedule


March 26, 2012
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.


International Affairs Building,
Kellogg Conference Center (15th Floor)
420 West 118th Street

 


6:00-6:15 p.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Robert Lieberman, Interim Dean, School of International and Public Affairs
David Dinkins, Former New York City Mayor and Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia University

6:15-6:45 p.m.

Keynote Address
Benjamin Jealous, NAACP President & CEO


6:45-6:50 p.m.

Roundtable Introductions


6:50-7:45 p.m.

Roundtable Discussion

Moderator
Ester Fuchs, Professor of Public Affairs & Political Science, Director of Urban & Social Policy Program, Columbia University

Discussants

  • Rodolfo O. de la Garza, Eaton Professor of Administrative Law & Municipal Science; School of International and Public Affairs/Political Science, Columbia University

  • Ted Shaw, Professor of Professional Practice in Law; Past President/Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

  • Dorian Warren, Roosevelt Fellow/Assistant Professor of Political Science,
    School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

  • Fred Harris, Professor of Political Science, Director of Institute for Research in African American Studies, Columbia University

  • Elinor Tatum, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, New York Amsterdam News



7:45-7:55 p.m.

Question and Answer Session


7:55-8:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks


8:00-9:00 p.m.

Buffet Reception
Hosted by Dean Lieberman and Mayor Dinkins