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.
January 20, 2015 Tuesday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Lateral Appointments Candidate
Lateral Appointments Candidate
January 22, 2015 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Susan Morse (UT Law)
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Susan C Morse
Angus G. Wynne, Sr. Professor in Civil Jurisprudence
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
University of Texas
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
- Gladys Sarabia
Popular Sovereignty, Self-Determination, and Secession
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Sanford V Levinson
W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair
Professor of Government
University of Texas
conference hosted by Sanford Levinson
January 29, 2015 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)3:30pm - 5:00pm
Environmental Law as ‘Hot’ Law: Exploring a Legal World: A Paper for Discussion
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Elizabeth Fisher
Professor, Oxford University, U.K.
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
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.
Lateral Appointments Candidate
Lateral Appointments Candidate
January 31, 2015 Saturday
CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)8:00am - 2:00pm
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.
Lateral Appointments Candidate
Lateral Appointments Candidate
February 5, 2015 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Melissa Murray (UCLA)
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Melissa Murray
Professor, UCLA
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Melissa Murray (UCLA)
Legal Philosophy & Constitutional Theory Workshop Speaker Series - Nelson Tebbe
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Nelson Tebbe
Law Professor, Brooklyn Law School
Topic: Religion and Social Coherentism: A Progressive Defense of Religious Freedom.
Drawing Board Luncheon - Louise Weinberg
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Louise L Weinberg
William B. Bates Chair Emeritus for the Administration of Justice
University of Texas
Drawing Board Luncheon featuring Louise Weinberg as the speaker
February 12, 2015 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Lateral Appointments Candidate
Lateral Appointments Candidate
February 16, 2015 Monday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Lateral Appointments Candidate
Lateral Appointments Candidate
February 17, 2015 Tuesday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Constitutional Studies Luncheon
- Rick Hertzberg
Constitutional Studies Luncheon hosted by Sanford Levinson
February 19, 2015 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Jane Bambauer (Arizona)
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Jane Bambauer
Professor, Arizona
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Jane Bambauer (Arizona)
Legal Philosophy & Constitutional Theory Workshop Speaker Series - John Ferejohn
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John Ferejohn
Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
Topic: Deliberative Democratic Law.
February 23, 2015 Monday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Lateral Appointments Candidate
Lateral Appointments Candidate
February 26, 2015 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium -- Senior Lecturer Avihay Dorfman (Tel Aviv University)
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Avihay Dorfman
Senior Lecturer, Tel Aviv University
Faculty Colloquium -- Senior Lecturer Avihay Dorfman
Legal Philosophy & Constitutional Theory Workshop Speaker Series - Japa Pallikkathayil
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Japa Pallikkathayil
Asst. Professor of Philosophy, Univ. of Pittsburgh
Topic: Between Perfectionism and Political Liberalism.
February 27, 2015 Friday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Lateral Appointments Candidate
Lateral Appointments Candidate
Lateral Appointments Candidate
Lateral Appointments Candidate
March 5, 2015 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)1:00pm - 2:30pm
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Richard Squire (Fordham)
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Richard Squire
Professor, Fordham
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Richard Squire (Fordham)
Legal Philosophy & Constitutional Theory Workshop Speaker Series - Micah Schartzman
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Micah Schwartzman
Professor of Law, Univ. of Virginia School of Law
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
Peter Balakian, "The Armenian Genocide and Modernity"
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Peter Balakian
Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor of the Humanities; Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing, Colgate University
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.
Legal Philosophy & Constitutional Theory Workshop Speaker Series - Nicos Stavropoulos
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Nicos Stavropoulos
Professor of Legal Theory, Oxford
Topic: The Grounds of Law.
April 2, 2015 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Catherine Rogers (Penn State)
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Catherine Rogers
Professor, Penn State
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Catherine Rogers (Penn State)
Drawing Board Luncheon - Jay Westbrook
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Jay L Westbrook
Benno C. Schmidt Chair of Business Law
University of Texas
Drawing Board Luncheon featuring Jay Westbrook as speaker
April 9, 2015 Thursday
TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)11:30am - 1:00pm
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Charles Silver (UT Law)
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Charles M Silver
Roy W. and Eugenia C. McDonald Endowed Chair in Civil Procedure
University of Texas
Faculty Colloquium -- Professor Charles Silver (UT Law)
Legal Philosophy & Constitutional Theory Workshop Speaker Series - Leslie Green
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Leslie Green
Professor of Law, Oxford University, Law
Topic: Constituting the People.
Gilbert Achcar, "The Arab Upheaval: Roots, Dynamics, and Prospects"
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Gilbert Achcar
Professor of Development Studies and International Relations, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
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.
Drawing Board Luncheon - Oren Bracha
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Oren Bracha
William C. Conner Chair in Law
University of Texas
Drawing Board Luncheon featuring Oren Bracha as speaker
Legal Philosophy & ConstitutionalTheory Workshop Speaker Series-Lawrence Sager
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Lawrence Sager
Alice Jane Drysdale Sheffield Regents Chair
University of Texas
Why Churches (And, Possibly, The Tarpon Bay Women's Blue Water Fishing Club) Can Discriminate
Drawing Board Luncheon - Jonathan Mitchell
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Jonathan F. Mitchell
Searle Visiting Professor of Law
University of Texas
Drawing Board Luncheon featuring Jonathan Mitchell