Faculty Events Calendar: Colloquia, Workshops, Lectures and Conferences

Consistent with its longstanding commitment to fostering a communal environment of intellectual engagement, the Law School is pleased to host countless colloquia, conferences, and guest lectures throughout the school year. Many of these events are specially scheduled, one-time affairs. In addition, the school runs the following regularly scheduled series, which cover a range of formats and scholarly areas.

Events for Spring 2015

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January 20, 2015 Tuesday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Lateral Appointments Candidate

Lateral Appointments Candidate

January 22, 2015 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Susan Morse (UT Law)

Speaker:

Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Susan Morse (UT Law)

January 24, 2015 Saturday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
8:30am - 2:00pm

Moderator:

Popular Sovereignty, Self-Determination, and Secession

Speaker:

conference hosted by Sanford Levinson

January 29, 2015 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
3:30pm - 5:00pm

Moderator:

Environmental Law as ‘Hot’ Law: Exploring a Legal World: A Paper for Discussion

Speaker:

Environmental Law as ‘Hot’ Law: Exploring a Legal World: A Paper for Discussion

January 30, 2015 Friday

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
8:00am - 5:00pm

Moderators:

Science Challenges in Law and Policy

In this symposium hosted by the Texas Law Review, top science and law scholars will meet in the search for cross-cutting themes emerging at the intersection of science and law, with particular focus on issues arising in criminal justice, bioethics, and the environment.

January 30, 2015 Friday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Lateral Appointments Candidate

Lateral Appointments Candidate

January 31, 2015 Saturday

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
8:00am - 2:00pm

Moderators:

Science Challenges in Law and Policy

In this symposium hosted by the Texas Law Review, top science and law scholars will meet in the search for cross-cutting themes emerging at the intersection of science and law, with particular focus on issues arising in criminal justice, bioethics, and the environment.

February 2, 2015 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Lateral Appointments Candidate

Lateral Appointments Candidate

February 5, 2015 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Melissa Murray (UCLA)

Speaker:

Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Melissa Murray (UCLA)

February 5, 2015 Thursday

JON 5.257
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Legal Philosophy & Constitutional Theory Workshop Speaker Series - Nelson Tebbe

Speaker:

Topic: Religion and Social Coherentism: A Progressive Defense of Religious Freedom.

February 9, 2015 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Drawing Board Luncheon - Louise Weinberg

Speaker:

Drawing Board Luncheon featuring Louise Weinberg as the speaker

February 12, 2015 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Lateral Appointments Candidate

Lateral Appointments Candidate

February 16, 2015 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Lateral Appointments Candidate

Lateral Appointments Candidate

February 17, 2015 Tuesday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Constitutional Studies Luncheon

Speaker:

Constitutional Studies Luncheon hosted by Sanford Levinson

February 19, 2015 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Jane Bambauer (Arizona)

Speaker:

Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Jane Bambauer (Arizona)

February 19, 2015 Thursday

JON 5.257
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Legal Philosophy & Constitutional Theory Workshop Speaker Series - John Ferejohn

Speaker:

Topic: Deliberative Democratic Law.

February 23, 2015 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Lateral Appointments Candidate

Lateral Appointments Candidate

February 26, 2015 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium -- Senior Lecturer Avihay Dorfman (Tel Aviv University)

Speaker:

Faculty Colloquium -- Senior Lecturer Avihay Dorfman

February 26, 2015 Thursday

JON 5.257
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Legal Philosophy & Constitutional Theory Workshop Speaker Series - Japa Pallikkathayil

Speaker:

Topic: Between Perfectionism and Political Liberalism.

February 27, 2015 Friday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Lateral Appointments Candidate

Lateral Appointments Candidate

March 2, 2015 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Lateral Appointments Candidate

Lateral Appointments Candidate

March 5, 2015 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
1:00pm - 2:30pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Richard Squire (Fordham)

Speaker:

Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Richard Squire (Fordham)

March 12, 2015 Thursday

JON 5.257
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Legal Philosophy & Constitutional Theory Workshop Speaker Series - Micah Schartzman

Speaker:

Topic: Some Realism about Corporate Rights.

March 12, 2015 Thursday

CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
CCJ 2.310 (Jury Room)
CCJ 2.300 (Jamail Pavilion)
5:00pm - 7:00pm

Moderator:

Peter Balakian, "The Armenian Genocide and Modernity"

Speaker:

Please join us for the next event in the Rapoport Center's Human Rights Happy Hour Speaker Series. The event will feature Peter Balakian (Colgate University), who will speak on "The Armenian Genocide and Modernity." The event is co-sponsored by the Department of History and the Institute for Historical Studies.

March 26, 2015 Thursday

JON 5.257
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Legal Philosophy & Constitutional Theory Workshop Speaker Series - Nicos Stavropoulos

Speaker:

Topic: The Grounds of Law.

April 2, 2015 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Catherine Rogers (Penn State)

Speaker:

Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Catherine Rogers (Penn State)

April 6, 2015 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Drawing Board Luncheon - Jay Westbrook

Speaker:

Drawing Board Luncheon featuring Jay Westbrook as speaker

April 9, 2015 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Charles Silver (UT Law)

Speaker:

Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Charles Silver (UT Law)

April 9, 2015 Thursday

JON 5.257
3:45pm - 5:45pm

Moderators:

Legal Philosophy & Constitutional Theory Workshop Speaker Series - Leslie Green

Speaker:

Topic: Constituting the People.

April 15, 2015 Wednesday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
3:30pm - 5:00pm

Moderator:

Gilbert Achcar, "The Arab Upheaval: Roots, Dynamics, and Prospects"

Speaker:

Please join us for the next event in the Rapoport Center's Human Rights Happy Hour Speaker Series. The event will feature Gilbert Achcar (SOAS, University of London), who will speak on “The Arab Upheaval: Roots, Dynamics, and Prospects.” The event is co-sponsored by Texas A&M University, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Middle Eastern Studies at UT Austin.

April 23, 2015 Thursday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:30am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Drawing Board Luncheon - Oren Bracha

Speaker:

Drawing Board Luncheon featuring Oren Bracha as speaker

April 23, 2015 Thursday

JON 5.257
4:00pm - 5:45pm

Moderator:

Legal Philosophy & ConstitutionalTheory Workshop Speaker Series-Lawrence Sager

Speaker:

Why Churches (And, Possibly, The Tarpon Bay Women's Blue Water Fishing Club) Can Discriminate

April 27, 2015 Monday

TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
11:00am - 1:00pm

Moderator:

Drawing Board Luncheon - Jonathan Mitchell

Speaker:

Drawing Board Luncheon featuring Jonathan Mitchell