First Annual Michael A. Olivas Writing Institute
July 21-22, 2022
The First Annual Michael A. Olivas Writing Institute is organized in loving tribute to and honor of Professor Emeritus Michael A. Olivas by Professor Ediberto Roman, Florida International University College of Law .
This First Annual Michael A. Olivas Writing Institute will be held virtually by Zoom. Registration is free. To participate, please register here: https://bit.ly/3yRDBLH. . The Program details start on the next page. All times are Eastern.
The Institute is sponsored by the Olivas Faculty Recruitment Initiative, https://law.fiu.edu/faculty/the-olivas-faculty-recruitment-initiative/. Photographs, Houston Chronicle & University of Houston Law Center.
First Annual Michael A. Olivas Writing Institute
Program
Day One | July 21, 2022
Opening Remarks, 12:00 pm
Kelly Testy, President, The Law School Admission Council
Welcoming Remarks, 12:15 pm
Remembering Michael and Moving Forward
Professor Steven Bender, University of Seattle School of Law
Keynote Address, 1:00 pm
Dean Kevin Johnson, University of California, Davis School of Law
First Plenary Panel, 1:30 pm
Leaders in our Ranks
Dean Kevin Johnson, University of California, Davis School of Law
Dean Leticia Diaz, Barry University, Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
Dean Christiana Ochoa, Indiana University Bloomington Maurer School of Law
Dean Emeritus Alfredo Garcia, St. Thomas University College of Law
Professor and Former Dean Maria Pabon, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Break
Second Plenary Panel, 2:30 pm
Senior Scholars and Developing a Profile and Agenda
Professor Berta Hernandez, University of Florida Levin College of Law
Professor Steven Bender, University of Seattle School of Law
Professor Ediberto Roman, Florida International University College of Law
Professor Ian F. Haney López, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Break
Scholarship Roundtable, 3:30 pm-close
All participants, especially junior colleagues, are welcome to share ideas, ask questions, and collaborate on how we each and all can contribute move the cause of equal justice forward in future years as Professor Olivas contributed so powerfully in his time.
First Annual Michael A. Olivas Writing Institute
Program, continued
Day Two | July 22, 2022
Opening Remarks, 11:45 am
Sean Olivas, Brother of Michael and Partner Emeritus, Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod
The Works-In-Progress Reviews
Professor Leticia Saucedo, University of California, Davis School of Law
Professor Ediberto Roman, Florida International University College of Law
More than a dozen of Latino/a legal scholars have already committed to participating in presentations and reviews. More names will be added after July 1st once the drafts have been received by Professor Roman. A few slots remain open, and we encourage you to talk with aspiring and junior faculty members. All are welcome to listen, learn, and contribute.
12:00 pm, First Workshop: Professor Jonathon Harris, Loyola Marymount University, Loyola Law School
12:45 pm, Second Workshop: Professor Tabrez Ebrahim, Lewis & Clark Law School
1:30 pm, Third Workshop: Professor Susan Provenzano, University of South Carolina School of Law
2:15 pm, Fourth Workshop: Professor Emmanuel “Manny” Arnuad, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
3:30 pm, Fifth Workshop: Professor Evelyn Rangel, University of California Hastings College of the Law
4:15 pm, Sixth Workshop: Professor P. Sean Morris, Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki
5:00 pm, Seventh Workshop: Professor Stella Emery Santana, FAESA, Vitória, ES, Brazil
5:45 pm, Eighth Workshop: TBA
6:30 pm, Ninth Workshop: TBA
7:15 pm, Tenth Workshop: TBA
Possible Day Three | July 23, 2022
Professor Roman and others will host additional workshops, as needed.