Fall 2020

This panel discussion explored the opportunities to equitably support the financial situations of households. The event was part of the Inclusive Growth in St. Louis series, which investigates who is left out of St. Louis’s economic growth benefits, the policies that have led to the unequal distribution of opportunities, and actionable recommendations to become a more inclusive economy.

Professor Patricia Viseur Sellers, the 2020 World Peace Through Law Award recipient.

WashULaw Professor Leila Sadat and Judit Rius Sanjuan, Policy Specialist at the United Nations Development Program’s Bureau for Policy and Program Support, discussed ‘Using Law to Enhance Innovation and Global Access to Medicines, Vaccines, and Health Technologies.’

The Institute for Public Health and the McDonnell International Scholars Academy presented a panel on ‘Hidden Costs of the Pandemic: Local and Global Perspectives.’ Experts across disciplines and countries reflected on the many ways in which COVID-19 has transformed our lives – from the impact on women and children to the financial strain posed by the pandemic and its effects on mental health. The panel was part of the Institute for Public Health’s 13th Annual Conference: COVID-19 Pandemic: Response, Lessons Learned, and Recovery.

This event featured a discussion on the integrity of our elections with a bi-partisan group of former elected officials from Count Every Vote’s National Council on Election Integrity. Panelists discussed the current challenges facing U.S. democracy and election process, and how you can support safe and secure elections.

WashULaw hosted a panel discussion on the death of Breonna Taylor. The tragedy highlights many criminal justice issues, including legal and social concerns around policing and the treatment of black women.

The Weidenbaum Center presented a high-level panel discussion of economic issues related to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

panel of leading academics and senior experts from across the world and across disciplines shared which societal problem has them most concerned and what gives them hope for the future. Chancellor Andrew D. Martin provided opening remarks.

WashULaw Professor Maxine Lipeles and Professor Richard Lazarus of Harvard Law School discussed his book Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court.

ramed against the backdrop of the Vice-Presidential debate, this conversation considered the impact of how political candidates’ identities shape the conversation with an increasingly diverse electorate. This includes political agendas, media discourse, the emergence of new groups as political players, and new forms of backlash.

Robert Bullard is an internationally-renowned, award-winning environmental researcher, scholar, author and co-chair of the National Black Environmental Justice Network.

This conversation on ‘Race, Sex and Voting Rights: Past, Present and Future’ featured WashULaw Professors Travis Crum, Elizabeth Katz and Professor Gilda Daniels, University of Baltimore School of Law; author of Uncounted: The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America.