Brown v. Board at 70: Looking Back and Striving Forward
A conference sponsored by the University of Kansas and the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, Topeka, KS.
Featuring Emily Taylor & Marilyn Stokstad Women's Leadership
Lecture Keynote Address by Sherrilyn Ifill
Three events
April 18-19
Overview of Events
April 18th – 5:30 PM
Opening Dinner, Jayhawk Welcome Center
April 19th – 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Conference, Burge Union
(will be available to livestream)
(will be available to livestream)
April 19th – 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Community Discussion, Brown v. Board of Education Museum
the registration for events deadline
April 5
Registration deadline (In-person attendance)
April 18th - Agenda
5:30 PM - Opening Dinner
Dinner held at Jayhawk Welcome Center
Opening address: Charise Cheney, Ph.D., University of Oregon.
April 19th - Agenda
Conference held at Burge Union (will be available to livestream online)
Tour and discussion at Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park in Topeka
April 19th
8:30-9:00 AM – Continental Breakfast
9:00–10:00 AM – Educational Panel
Dionne Danns, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago
Jon Hale, Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Christopher Span, Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Facilitator – Nicholas Mitchell, Ph.D., University of Kansas
Jon Hale, Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Christopher Span, Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Facilitator – Nicholas Mitchell, Ph.D., University of Kansas
10:00-10:15 AM – Table Discussions With Attendees
10:15-10:30 AM – Break
Agenda continued
10:30-11:30 AM – Legal Panel
Erika Wilson, Wade Edwards Distinguished Scholar, Law School, University of North Carolina
Matthew Shaw, Associate Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University
Ted Shaw, Julius Chambers Distinguished Professor of Law, University of North Carolina
Facilitator – Jamila Jefferson-Jones, University of Kansas
Matthew Shaw, Associate Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University
Ted Shaw, Julius Chambers Distinguished Professor of Law, University of North Carolina
Facilitator – Jamila Jefferson-Jones, University of Kansas
11:30 – 11:45 AM – Table Discussions With Attendees
12:00 PM - Lunch
12:30-1:30 PM – Emily Taylor and Marilyn Stokstad Women's Leadership Lecture Keynote Address
Sherrilyn Ifill, Vernon E. Jordan Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights at Howard University; Former President of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Agenda - Continued
1:30-2:30 PM – History Panel
Brett Gadsen, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Jill Titus, Ph.D., Gettysburg College
Waldo Martin, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Facilitator - Kim Warren, Ph.D., University of Kansas
Jill Titus, Ph.D., Gettysburg College
Waldo Martin, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Facilitator - Kim Warren, Ph.D., University of Kansas
2:30-2:45 PM – Table Discussions With Attendees
3:00 PM – Buses Leave for Topeka
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
4:00-5:00 PM – Community Discussion at Brown v. Board Museum
led by Charise Cheney, Ph.D., University of Oregon