Upcoming Events
Aoki Center Welcome Lunch
Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 | 12 – 1 p.m. | King Hall, Room 1301
Come learn about the Aoki Center for Critical Race and Nation Studies.
Lunch provided. In person only.
Racial Justice Speaker Series
Let’s Talk About Eugenics
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 | 12 – 1 p.m. | King Hall, Room 1301 | Streaming Link
Professor Lisa Ikemoto will review the recent expansion of eugenic thinking and how eugenic thinking is shaping national discourse and federal policy. The presentation will then examine how eugenic thinking shapes development and commercialization of reproductive and genetic technologies. Examples may include sperm banks, polygenic risk scoring of in vitro embryos, and emerging technologies such as in vitro gametogenesis.
Lunch provided.
Racial Justice Speaker Series
The Honor of Defending
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026 | 12 – 1 p.m. | King Hall, Room 1301 | Streaming Link
Public defenders perform one of the legal profession’s most important constitutional functions, yet they lack the elite recruitment infrastructures that exist in other forms of public service law. Why is that and should that be changed? This talk will include a discussion about Professor Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe’s current research on these questions and exploration of the impact the creation of such programs could have on the stability of the public defender institution.
Lunch provided.
Critical Perspectives on 1L Courses
Professor Leticia Saucedo, Torts
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026 | 12 – 1 p.m. | King Hall, Room 1002
Lunch provided.
Critical Perspectives on 1L Courses
Professor John Hunt, Contracts
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 | 12 – 1 p.m. | King Hall, Room 1002
Lunch provided.
Critical Perspectives on 1L Courses
Professor Stacy-Ann Elvy, Civil Procedure
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026 | 12 – 1 p.m. | King Hall, Room 1002
Lunch provided.
“Critical Perspectives on 1L Courses” talks seek to expose first-year students to critical perspectives that often do not make it onto the syllabus of regular first-year classes while connecting King Hall students more closely with their faculty. Learn more here.