Prof. Lisa Fairfax Discussed ‘The Future of DEI in Corporate America’ on Distinguished Panel 

February 26, 2024

Business, Faculty, ILE, inclusion, Law and Economics, Lisa Fairfax, Media, RacialJustice 

ARC Justice Clinic Advocates for End to Summary Citations in Pittsburgh Public Schools, Citing Racial Disparities 

February 22, 2024

Civil Rights, Clinics, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Addresses Questionable Home Searches Conducted by Child Protective Service Agencies 

February 21, 2024

Civil Rights, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ Book Highlighted in News About Class-Action Lawsuit Involving CPS Home Visits 

February 21, 2024

Civil Rights, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice, Research 

Prof. Cara McClellan GEd’12 Says Challenges to Race-Conscious School Admission Will Increase 

February 20, 2024

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Civil Rights, Clinics, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

The Continued Fight for Equality 

February 19, 2024

Penn Carey Law’s BLSA hosted the 36th Annual Sadie T.M. Alexander Commemorative Conference, which focused on the past, present, and future of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Alumni, article archive, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Featured, RacialJustice, Students 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Says Child Welfare System Harms Children Taken from Their Families 

February 13, 2024

Civil Rights, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

36th Annual Sadie T.M. Alexander Commemorative Conference 

February 12, 2024

Penn Carey Law’s BLSA will host “The Continued Fight for Equality: 60 Years with the Civil Rights Act of 1964” on Saturday, February 17.

Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, RacialJustice, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion, Student Journals & Organizations 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ Book ‘Shattered Bonds’ Cited 

February 7, 2024

Civil Rights, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Proposes Ideas on Child Welfare System Reform 

February 5, 2024

Audio, Civil Rights, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, podcast, RacialJustice 

ARC Justice Clinic Director Cara McClellan GEd’12 Explores How SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision Is Affecting College Admissions Process 

February 5, 2024

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Civil Rights, Clinics, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

ARC Justice Clinic Director Cara McClellan GEd’12 Emphasizes the Importance of Curriculum ‘That Honestly Talks About History’ 

February 5, 2024

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Civil Rights, Clinics, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

ARC Justice Clinic Complaint Alleging Discrimination by School District Cited in Op-Ed 

January 22, 2024

Civil Rights, Clinics, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy: A Day of Service and Reflection 

January 14, 2024

A collection of resources and events that honor Dr. King, celebrate the advances in our nation’s civil rights, and examine the work still to be done.

article archive, Institutional Highlights, RacialJustice, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion 

ARC Justic Clinic Director Cara McClellan GEd’12 Explains Disproportionate Impact of Act 135 

November 23, 2023

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Civil Rights, Clinics, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice, Research 

The Disproportionate Impact of Act 135 

November 21, 2023

A groundbreaking report from the ARC Justice Clinic reveals a racially disparate impact on property owners subjected to petitions under the Abandoned and Blighted Property Act (Act 135).

Alumni, ARC Clinic, article archive, Beyond the Classroom, Cara McClellan GEd'12, Clinics, Featured, Public Interest, Public Service, RacialJustice, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion, Students 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts’s Podcast ‘Torn Apart’ Shows How the U.S. Welfare System Destroys Black Families 

November 10, 2023

Audio, Civil Rights, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, podcast, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Discusses the Cultural Impact of ‘American History X’ 

November 2, 2023

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Review Says Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ Book ‘Torn Apart’ Should Serve as ‘Cautionary Tale’ 

October 30, 2023

Civil Rights, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Transforming the Parole Process 

October 13, 2023

A fierce advocate for people impacted by incarceration, Sadye Stern L’22 worked on parole justice with Amistad Law Project.

Alumni, article archive, Careers, Criminal Law & Justice, Featured, Igniting Positive Change, Pathways to the Profession, PI Fellowships, Public Interest, Public Service funding, Public Service, RacialJustice 

Privacy & Racial Justice 

October 4, 2023

In an article published in the Richmond Journal of Law & Technology, Melany Amarikwa L’24 explores the harms perpetuated by TikTok’s unique use of recommendation algorithms.

Anita L. Allen, article archive, Beyond the Classroom, Faculty, Featured, inclusion, Law and Technology, RacialJustice, Research and Scholarship, Students, Tech Law 

Professor Emerita Regina Austin Explains the Effectiveness of Sentencing Mitigation Videos 

October 2, 2023

Criminal Justice, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice, Regina Austin 

ARC Clinic Director Cara McClellan GEd’12 Warns Affirmative Action Decision Could Return U.S. to Place ‘Where Elite Universities … Were Reserved for the White and the Wealthy’ 

July 26, 2023

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Clinics, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Attributes SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision to Changing Composition of the Court 

July 20, 2023

Civil Rights, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Explores Potential Ramifications of Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision 

July 19, 2023

Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

Racial Diversity in College Admissions 

July 18, 2023

At The Regulatory Review, Cara McClellan GEd’12 explains what’s left and what’s next for racial diversity in college admissions after the Supreme Court’s recent affirmative action decision.

Administrative & Regulatory Law, ARC Clinic, article archive, Cara McClellan GEd'12, Clinics, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Faculty, Featured, inclusion, Penn Program on Regulation, RacialJustice, Regulatory Review, Research and Scholarship, Transformative Faculty 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Discusses Resistance from Doctors on Subject of Race Correction in Medicine 

July 6, 2023

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Health Law, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice 

ARC Justice Clinic Director Cara McClellan GEd’12: Affirmative Action Decision Could ‘Block Career Options for Young People of Color’ 

June 30, 2023

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Clinics, Conlaw, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

ARC Justice Clinic Director Cara McClellan GEd’12: Affirmative Action Decision Could ‘Block Career Options for Young People of Color’ 

June 30, 2023

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Clinics, Conlaw, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Discusses Her Scholarship on the Fraught History of Black Motherhood in the United States

June 29, 2023

Roberts revisits her scholarship on the fraught history of Black motherhood in America and discusses its modern-day relevance.

Audio, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, podcast, RacialJustice 

ARC Justice Clinic Director Cara McClellan GEd’12 Says Affirmative Action Decision Is ‘Rolling Us Back in Time’ 

June 29, 2023

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Civil Rights, Clinics, Conlaw, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

ARC Justice Clinic Director Cara McClellan GEd’12 Explores How the SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision Could Undermine the ‘Promise of the American Dream’ 

June 29, 2023

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Clinics, Conlaw, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

ARC Justice Clinic Director Cara McClellan GEd’12 Discusses What Incoming Classes May Look Like After SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision 

June 29, 2023

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Clinics, Conlaw, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

ARC Justice Clinic Director Cara McClellan GEd’12: ‘Colleges and Universities Still Have Duties to Eliminate Barriers’ 

June 29, 2023

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Civil Rights, Clinics, Conlaw, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

ARC Justice Director Cara McClellan GEd’12: ‘Race Still Matters in This Country’ 

June 29, 2023

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Civil Rights, Clinics, Conlaw, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

ARC Justice Clinic Director Cara McClellan GEd’12 Offers Insight on How Universities Can Continue to Promote Diversity After SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision 

June 29, 2023

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Civil Rights, Clinics, Conlaw, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

The History of Juneteenth 

June 19, 2023

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt discusses the history and significance of Juneteenth in a new documentary and in an interview at Penn Today.

article archive, Cross-Disciplinary, Faculty, Featured, inclusion, inclusionfacultyvoices, Kermit Roosevelt, Legal Culture & History, RacialJustice, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Explains Why Focusing on Mandated Reporting Laws ‘Obscures What the Problem Is’ 

June 14, 2023

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Advocating for Voting Rights 

June 8, 2023

Deuel Ross L’09 successfully argued before the Supreme Court that Alabama’s congressional map violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Alumni, article archive, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Featured, inclusion, Public Interest, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts: The Child Welfare System Is Particularly Risky for Black and Indigenous Children 

May 31, 2023

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice, Regulation 

ARC Justice Clinic Director Cara McClellan GEd’12 Emphasizes That SCOTUS Disregarding Precedent Is ‘Highly Unusual’ and ‘Extreme’ 

May 30, 2023

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Clinics, Conlaw, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

American Philosophical Society Election 

May 18, 2023

The esteemed American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin, has elected Prof. Dorothy E. Roberts to join its prestigious membership.

article archive, Cross-Disciplinary, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Featured, inclusion, Philosophy, RacialJustice, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion, Transformative Faculty 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Traces Black Families’ Entanglement in the Child Welfare System to Slavery 

May 12, 2023

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts: ‘Hospitals Should Not Be Places of Fear for Parents’ 

April 27, 2023

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ Book ‘Killing the Black Body’ Praised for Putting the ‘Long, Complicated History of Reproductive Rights into Sharp Focus’ 

April 27, 2023

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Delivers Talk on Racial Inequality in the Medical Field 

March 30, 2023

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Lisa Fairfax Discusses Voting Rights at Penn’s Social Equity and Community Forum 

March 28, 2023

Civil Rights, Cross Disciplinary, Faculty, ILE, inclusion, Law and Economics, Lisa Fairfax, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Paul Heaton Explores the Reasons Behind the Over-Incarceration of Black Residents in Philadelphia 

March 23, 2023

Criminal Justice, Media, Paul Heaton, Quattrone, RacialJustice 

Meet the Sadie Scholar Class of 2025 

March 9, 2023

The Sadie Scholar Class of 2025 reflects on what the Dr. Sadie T.M. Alexander Scholarship Program means to them and why representation in the legal field is so important.

article archive, Expanding Access, inclusion, RacialJustice, Scholarships, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion, Students, Video 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ Scholarship on the Child Welfare System Cited in Book Review 

March 8, 2023

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Says It’s Time to Abolish the Child Welfare System 

March 2, 2023

Civil Rights, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice 

Honoring a Pioneer and Civil Rights Advocate 

March 2, 2023

Penn Carey Law’s BLSA honors Dr. Sadie T.M. Alexander’s legacy by exploring critical legal issues pertinent to the Black community and working toward progressive legal advocacy.

Alumni, article archive, Cara McClellan GEd'12, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Events, Expanding Access, Faculty, Featured, inclusion, RacialJustice, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion, Student Journals & Organizations, Students 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Discusses the Consequences of Pathologizing Black Children and Families 

February 28, 2023

Civil Rights, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice 

Award-Winning Privacy Scholarship 

February 28, 2023

Prof. Anita L. Allen’s article on privacy, race, equity, and online data-protection reform has been awarded a 2023 Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award.

Administrative & Regulatory Law, Anita L. Allen, article archive, Awards, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Faculty, Featured, inclusion, IP & Technology Law, Privacy, RacialJustice, Research and Scholarship, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion, Transformative Faculty 

‘The 1619 Project,’ with ‘Race’ Chapter by Prof. Dorothy Roberts, Named 2023 Audie Awards Finalist 

February 23, 2023

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice 

‘The Unfinished Work of Abolition’ 

February 17, 2023

The Advocacy for Racial and Civil (ARC) Justice Clinic was recently launched with a symposium centered on the crucial, ongoing work toward a more equitable society.

ARC Clinic, article archive, Cara McClellan GEd'12, Clinics, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Igniting Positive Change, inclusion, RacialJustice, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion, Video 

In Her Book ‘Torn Apart,’ Prof. Dorothy Roberts Describes the ‘Family Policing’ System That Emerged in the 1960s 

February 13, 2023

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice 

The Case for Affirmative Action 

February 7, 2023

ARC Justice Clinic Director Cara McClellan GEd’12 discusses how affirmative action benefits institutions in this Q&A with Penn Today.

ARC Clinic, article archive, Cara McClellan GEd'12, Clinics, Experiential Learning, Faculty, Featured, inclusion, Public Interest, RacialJustice, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion, Transformative Faculty 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Discusses Dobbs Decision’s Disproportionate Impact on Black Women 

February 3, 2023

Audio, Conlaw, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, podcast, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ ‘Torn Apart’ Named as Cultural Highlight and the ‘Most Mind-Blowing’ Book by Historian Ibram X. Kendi 

January 28, 2023

Books, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ Scholarship on Digitizing the Carceral State Cited 

January 25, 2023

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice, Research 

Prof. Dorothy Robert’s ‘The 1619 Project’ Chapter on Race Featured in Six-Part Hulu Documentary 

January 25, 2023

Books, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice 

Pathbreaking NYU Law Review Article on Police Quotas by Presidential Prof. Shaun Ossei-Owusu LPS’08 Cited 

January 17, 2023

Criminal Justice, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice, Shaun Ossei-Owusu 

Velvet Rope Discrimination 

January 12, 2023

Presidential Prof. Shaun Ossei-Owusu LPS’08 explores the civil rights’ implications of pervasive race, gender, and sex discrimination in bars, nightclubs, and restaurants.

article archive, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Faculty, Featured, RacialJustice, Research and Scholarship, Shaun Ossei-Owusu, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion, Transformative Faculty 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Explains that Public Professionals Are More Likely to Report Child Maltreatment than Private Professionals 

December 14, 2022

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Advocates Dismantling Child Welfare System and Building Something New in Its Place 

December 5, 2022

Administrative Law, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Discusses How the Child Welfare System Tears Apart Black Families 

December 5, 2022

Administrative Law, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Michigan State University Law Dean Linda Sheryl Greene to Deliver the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. Memorial Lecture 

December 1, 2022

Events, Media, RacialJustice 

ARC Justice Clinic Director Cara McClellan GEd’12 Discusses How the Supreme Court is Poised to Change Access to Higher Education 

November 7, 2022

Audio, Cara McClellan GEd'12, Clinics, Conlaw, Faculty, inclusion, Media, podcast, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

ARC Justice Clinic Director Cara McClellan Discusses the Role of Precedent in Affirmative Action Case Before the Supreme Court 

November 1, 2022

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Clinics, Conlaw, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

ARC Justice Clinic Director Cara McClellan GEd’12 Explains What’s at Stake in Affirmative Action Case Before the Supreme Court 

November 1, 2022

Cara McClellan GEd'12, Clinics, Conlaw, Faculty, inclusion, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ Torn Apart Is Shortlisted for the 2022 Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice 

September 30, 2022

Awards, Books, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Discusses the Child Welfare System’s Connections to Mass Incarceration, Police Brutality, and Centuries of Inequities 

September 28, 2022

Audio, Dorothy E. Roberts, Media, podcast, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Characterizes Social Workers’ Role in a Deeply Flawed System 

September 23, 2022

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Calls Today’s Inequities in Maternal Health Access a ‘Reverberation’ of the History of Slavery: USA Today 

August 15, 2022

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ Book Cited in Op-Ed About Return of DARE Program to Schools: Teen Vogue 

August 15, 2022

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ Research and Scholarship Cited in Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board’s Plea to Fix the Child Welfare System 

August 10, 2022

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, Philadelphia, RacialJustice 

Design for Judge Higginbotham Mural Unveiled: The Philadelphia Tribune 

July 18, 2022

EquityInclusion, Faculty, Law School, Media, RacialJustice 

Race, Equity, and the Law Podcast 

June 22, 2022

Prof. Dorothy E. Roberts is the featured guest of the first episode of Community Legal Services of Philadelphia’s new podcast, “How Is That Legal?”

article archive, Audio, Cross-Disciplinary, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Featured, inclusion, podcast, RacialJustice, Research and Scholarship, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion, Transformative Faculty 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Discusses Her New Book, Torn Apart: NPR 

June 8, 2022

Audio, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, podcast, RacialJustice 

‘Stop Policing Families’ 

June 8, 2022

Prof. Dorothy E. Roberts advocates the abolition of the child welfare system.

article archive, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Family Law & Child Advocacy, Featured, Media, RacialJustice, Research and Scholarship 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Discusses the Link Between the Anti-Abortion Movement & “Replacement Theory”: MSNBC 

May 23, 2022

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice, SCOTUS, Video 

AI & Inequities 

May 11, 2022

Dana Dyer L’22 has authored a trailblazing report shining a light on how AI contributes to racial bias in hiring processes for Black educators.

article archive, Curriculum, diversity, Education, Ethics, Featured, Igniting Positive Change, inclusion, Law and Technology, RacialJustice, Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Research and Scholarship, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion, Social, Students, Tech Law, thoughtleadership 

Impactful Alumni in Public Service 

May 10, 2022

Jessica Feierman L’00, Deuel Ross L’09, and Kristen Dama L’07 were recently honored at the Toll Public Interest Center’s Alumni Impact Awards dinner.

Alumni, article archive, Awards, Civil Rights, Faculty, Featured, Igniting Positive Change, Pro Bono, Public Service, RacialJustice, TPIC 

Child Welfare System Abolition 

May 9, 2022

Prof. Roberts recently spoke to The Pennsylvania Gazette about her new book, Torn Apart.

article archive, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Featured, RacialJustice, Regulation, Research and Scholarship 

Penn Carey Law Reacts to Leaked Opinion 

May 3, 2022

Profs. Roosevelt and Wolff as well as student leaders of a pro bono reproductive justice project share their insights.

article archive, Conlaw, Dorothy E. Roberts, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Featured, Kermit Roosevelt, Pro Bono Student Groups, RacialJustice, Research and Scholarship, SCOTUS, Serena Mayeri, Students, Tobias Barrington Wolff, Women's Rights 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Discusses Racial Disparities in Foster Care: WYPR 

April 26, 2022

Books, Faculty, Media, Publications, RacialJustice, Video 

Educating Civil Rights Advocates 

April 26, 2022

Cara McClellan GEd’12 will lead the Law School’s newest clinic, focusing on civil rights and racial justice equity.

ARC Clinic, article archive, Cara McClellan GEd'12, Civil Rights, Clinics, Curriculum, Experiential, Faculty, Featured, inclusion fulltime, inclusion, Law School, Praveen Kosuri, RacialJustice, Research, Social, Theodore Ruger 

Child Welfare System Myths 

April 18, 2022

“No, most children in foster care haven’t been rescued from abuse,” writes Prof. Roberts in The Washington Post.

article archive, Dorothy E. Roberts, faculty perspectives, Faculty, facultyscholarship, Featured, inclusion, inclusionfacultyvoices, RacialJustice, Research and Scholarship 

Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders 

April 11, 2022

Merck Board of Directors Exec. Chairman Kenneth C. Frazier, widely recognized for his social justice and economic inclusion advocacy, will deliver the 2022 commencement address.

article archive, Business, commencement, Featured, inclusion, Institutional Highlights, Law School, Local, Public Service, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts Says the ‘So-Called Child Welfare System’ and Criminal Law Enforcement Are ‘Symbiotic’: Jezebel 

April 6, 2022

Administrative Law, Books, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, inclusion, Media, Publications, RacialJustice, Regulation 

Abolishing the Child Welfare System 

April 6, 2022

Mother Jones recently published an excerpt of Prof. Roberts’ new book, Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families — And How Abolition Can Build a Safer World​.

Administrative Law, article archive, Books, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, facultyscholarship, Featured, inclusion, inclusionfacultyvoices, Publications, RacialJustice, Regulation, Research and Scholarship 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts traces the history of race and the regulation of Black women’s bodies in chapter for The 1619 Project 

March 24, 2022

Roberts is an acclaimed scholar of race, gender, and the law, and is the founding director of the Penn Program on Race, Science & Society in the Center for Africana Studies.

Administrative Law, article archive, Books, Civil Rights, diversity, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, facultyscholarship, Featured, Government, inclusion, inclusionfacultyvoices, RacialJustice, Regulation, Research and Scholarship, Women's Rights, women 

In upcoming Race and Regulation Series lecture, Columbia Law’s Olatunde C.A. Johnson will present ‘Vaccination Equity by Design’ 

February 24, 2022

Johnson’s lecture is the third of five Race and Regulation Series lectures scheduled this spring.

article archive, coronavirus, Featured, Health Law, inclusion, Penn Program on Regulation, RacialJustice, Regulation 

In upcoming Race and Regulation Series lecture, Wharton’s Brian Feinstein will explore how board diversity affects community lending at Federal Reserve-regulated banks 

February 14, 2022

Feinstein’s lecture is the second of five Race and Regulation Series lectures scheduled this spring.

article archive, Business, Events, Featured, inclusion, Penn Program on Regulation, PPR, RacialJustice, Regulation, Social 

At TIME, Prof. Kermit Roosevelt traces the evolution of MLK Jr.’s views on America through his speeches 

January 19, 2022

Roosevelt maintains that King’s focus on Reconstruction should guide us forward.

article archive, Conlaw, faculty perspectives, Faculty, Featured, inclusion, inclusionfacultyvoices, Kermit Roosevelt, RacialJustice, Research and Scholarship 

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

January 17, 2022

A collection of resources and events that honor Dr. King, celebrate the advances in our nation’s civil rights, and examine the work still to be done.

article archive, Civil Rights, inclusion, Law School, Local, RacialJustice, Social 

In remembrance of Lani Guinier, former Law School professor and pioneering civil rights advocate 

January 11, 2022

The Law School remembers and honors the legacy of Lani Guinier, who taught here from 1988 and 1998 and passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022.

article archive, Civil Rights, diversity, Faculty, Featured, Human Rights, In Memoriam all, Law Review, Law School, RacialJustice, Research and Scholarship, Research, Social, Women's Rights 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts discusses bell hooks’ influence on feminism: MSNBC 

December 21, 2021

Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice, Video 

Practice Prof. of Law explains why having judges decide civil forfeiture cases may be preferable: LancasterOnline 

December 20, 2021

Criminal Justice, Faculty, Legislative Clinic, Louis S. Rulli, Media, News, RacialJustice 

Race and Regulation Lecture Series: “How Race and Social Inequalities Influence Healthy People’s Paid Participation in FDA-Required Clinical Trials” 

December 1, 2021

Dr. Jill A. Fisher of the Center for Bioethics at UNC-Chapel Hill will speak on how social inequalities are exacerbated during the U.S. drug approval process.

Administrative Law, article archive, Events, Featured, Health Law, inclusion, Penn Program on Regulation, RacialJustice, Regulation, Social 

Prof. Coglianese explains the value in White House push to consider Indigenous knowledge in federal regulatory decisions: Bloomberg Law 

November 21, 2021

Administrative Law, Cary Coglianese, Faculty, Government, Media, PPR, RacialJustice, Regulation 

Madison Police Department intends to adopt all 69 of Quattrone Center’s recommendations on handling protests: PBS Wisconsin 

November 20, 2021

Criminal Justice, Media, Quattrone, RacialJustice, sentinel event review, Video 

Prof. Dorothy E. Roberts argues for the abolition of the child welfare system as part of PPR’s Race and Regulation Lecture Series 

November 19, 2021

Roberts maintains that the U.S. child welfare system is designed to police Black families, not to protect children, and must be replaced with a new vision of family support and child safety.

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Quattrone Center report on MPD’s handling of George Floyd protests is focused on ‘forward-looking accountability,’ says Executive Director John Hollway: Badger Herald 

November 18, 2021

Criminal Justice, Faculty, Government, John F. Hollway, Media, Quattrone, RacialJustice, sentinel event review 

‘Community Lawyering to End Mass Incarceration’ empowers students to work toward a more just future 

November 18, 2021

The course is taught by Abolitionist Law Center leaders, Executive Director Robert Saleem Holbrook and Legal Director Bret Grote.

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Quattrone Center report recommends the Madison Police Department work toward building stronger community ties: NBC15 

November 17, 2021

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Following 2020’s historic civil unrest, Quattrone Center report recommends 69 changes to Madison Police Department practices: Wisconsin State Journal 

November 16, 2021

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Quattrone Center report finds that Madison Police Department was ‘unprepared for the scope and emotion’ of the 2020 George Floyd protests: Channel 3000 

November 16, 2021

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Practice Prof. Kara Finck denounces the ‘ruthless efficiency’ of the child welfare system and calls for more holistic family support: Next City 

November 16, 2021

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Quattrone Center Research Fellow Dr. Johanna Hellgren examines how defense attorneys approach plea bargain decisions 

November 16, 2021

Hellgren’s research also delves into the Alford plea, which allows defendants to maintain their innocence while accepting a plea deal.

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First Generation Professionals Fellow Kelsang Dolma L’24 eager to cultivate community 

November 15, 2021

Dolma L’24 is the first Tibetan on record to attend the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.

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Practice Prof. Sarah Paoletti unpacks the contemporary state of the U.S. immigration system and advocates for equitable change: KYW News Radio 

November 12, 2021

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Race and Regulation Lecture Series: Prof. Dorothy Roberts explores how family regulation punishes poor people of color 

November 11, 2021

Prof. Roberts will draw from her forthcoming book, Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families — And How Abolition Can Build a Safer World.

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Voting rights advocacy at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School 

November 2, 2021

In the voting rights sphere, the Law School offers several public interest law and pro bono opportunities as well as thematic, timely courses and a voting rights fellowship.

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Britney Wilson L’15 warns of the dangers of discriminatory crisis standards of care: The Regulatory Review 

November 1, 2021

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2015 TEDMED Talk by Prof. Dorothy Roberts cited in support of battle to secure true healthcare equity: Forbes 

October 29, 2021

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Practice Prof. Lou Rulli on civil forfeiture: ‘It’s out of step with justice’: WBUR NEWS 

October 28, 2021

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TPIC Public Interest Week 2021: ‘The Widening Divide: Economic Justice in a Post-2020 World’ 

October 28, 2021

This year’s Public Interest Week events will explore the complex roles that lawyers play as society’s economic inequities continue to deepen.

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Quattrone Center Academic Director Paul Heaton argues that ‘bail advocates’ could reduce racial disparities in pretrial detention: The Crime Report 

October 27, 2021

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“Race, Power, and American Democracy: Rethinking Voting Rights Law and Policy for a Divided Nation” 

October 27, 2021

The lecture by Professor Guy-Uriel Charles of Harvard Law is part of Public Interest Week, the Race and Regulation Lecture Series, and the “Advancing Racial Justice” colloquium.

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Practice Prof. Lou Rulli calls Philadelphia a historical ‘hotspot’ of civil forfeiture: Axios 

October 25, 2021

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Race and Regulation Lecture Series: “Redlined Forever: The Racist Past of Today’s Land Use Regulations” 

October 25, 2021

Professor Jessica Trounstine of the University of California, Merced will explore how cities’ regulatory authority over land use has resulted in inequities.

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Senior Fellow David Rudovsky notes ‘potential remedies’ to racial profiling in policing: The Houston Chronicle 

September 30, 2021

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Pathbreaking ‘Race and Regulation’ lecture series begins September 28 

September 28, 2021

The series is organized by the Penn Program on Regulation and co-sponsored by the Law School’s Office of Equity & Inclusion as part of the “Achieving Racial Justice” colloquium launched last year.

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Raymond Magsaysay L’22 publishes article for Michigan Journal of Race & Law on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and mass incarceration 

June 17, 2021

Raymond Magsaysay L’22 explores the multifaceted problem of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) being largely left out of recent conversations about overhauling the criminal justice system to address racial injustice.

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University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School establishes the Morgan Lewis Impact Fund for Racial Justice 

June 1, 2021

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The Regulatory Review 

November 3, 2020

Leading scholars address the ways in which racism pervades the modern administrative state and the legal profession 

inclusion, RacialJustice 

OverDrive eBook Collection Spotlight: Race in the United States 

June 18, 2020

With Biddle Library’s OverDrive collection you can download books to read and listen to on a Kindle, tablet, phone, PC or Mac. You can also place holds on items that are checked out and be notified when they become available. To borrow items, sign in using the 8-middle digits of your PennCard.

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Continuing Opportunities for Community: A Message from Dean 

June 15, 2020

Today, I write to share some concrete updates on the coming weeks even as our institutional efforts on many other fronts continue. There is much more we must do, including at the Law School, and we will report regularly on our progress.

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A message from the Dean 

June 1, 2020

Dean Ted Ruger of the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law announces effort to help our community grieve together, learn together, and work together to pursue systemic reform.

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Sparer Symposium 2020 

February 7, 2020

Philly Rising: Lawyering and Organizing for Racial and Economic Justice

inclusion, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts publishes Harvard Law Review Foreword on prison abolition constitutionalism 

December 5, 2019

Prof. Roberts is the second Black woman to pen the Foreword of the esteemed law journal.

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In forthcoming article, Prof. Ossei-Owusu reveals role of race in the development of the 6th Amendment right to counsel 

September 23, 2019

“The Sixth Amendment Façade: The Racial Evolution of the Right to Counsel,” forthcoming in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, marshals “archival documents, primary sources, oral histories, case law, and secondary literature” to trace the history of indigent defense and the Sixth Amendment right to counsel from the early twentieth century to the present.

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Sparer Symposium 2019 

February 1, 2019

Divesting From State Violence: Decriminalizing the Social Safety Net

inclusion, RacialJustice