Faculty Speaking Engagements

cummings, andré douglas pond. Hip Hop’s Critique of Policing and the Criminal Justice System. Georgia State University College of Law – Hip Hop and the Law, Atlanta, GA (January 20, 2022). Materials Dean cummings joined Professor Mo Ivory at the Georgia State University College of Law to discuss his 2015 book “Hip Hop and the … Associate Dean cummings speaks on Hip Hop and the Law

cummings, andré douglas pond. Meek Mill’s Trauma: Brutal Policing as an Adverse Childhood Experience. International Hip Hop Activism Conference, Salt Lake City, UT (December 10, 2021). Materials Childhood trauma, known as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), has been shown to lead to debilitating adult health outcomes. Individuals who suffer six or more ACEs will have a … Associate Dean andré cummings speaks at the 7th Annual International Hip Hop Activism Conference

cummings, andré douglas pond and Kimberly Vu-Dinh. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Elder Law Practice: From the Destruction of Black Wall Street to the Racial Wealth, Credit and Property Gap. Arkansas Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting, Little Rock, AR (November 12, 2021). Materials Professor Vu-Dinh and Dean cummings presented for the Elder Law section of the … Professor Vu-Dinh and Associate dean andré cummings speak on racial wealth, property and credit gaps

cummings, andré douglas pond. Ending Mass Incarceration and Abolishing Private Prisons: An Update. First United Methodist Church: The Forum Class, Conway, AR (November 7, 2021). Speaking at the First United Methodist Church, Dean cummings described the efforts of 501(c)(3)’s decARcerate and Abolish Private Prisons in seeking to end mass incarceration in the U.S. and in … Associate Dean cummings speaks on ending mass incarceration in Arkansas and the United States

cummings, andré douglas pond. Howling Into the Hurricane: Breaking Down Systemic Injustice in Arkansas. 2021 Arkansas Racial Equity Summit, Conway, AR (October 26, 2021). Materials At the 2021 Arkansas Racial Equity Summit hosted by the University of Central Arkansas, Dean andré douglas pond cummings presented a keynote address entitled “Howling Into the Hurricane: Breaking Down … Associate Dean cummings headlines the 2021 Arkansas Racial Equity Summit at UCA

Terrence. Qualified Immunity and Jury Instructions in Prisoner Civil Rights Litigation. 2021 Power Act CLE Program, Little Rock, Arkansas (September 24, 2021). Materials Professor Cain served as one of three co-panelists on a Prisoner Civil Rights Panel at the 2021 Power Act Continuing Legal Education Program sponsored by the United States District Court for the … Professor Cain served as a co-panelist on the Prisoner Civil Rights Litigation Panel at the 2021 Power Act CLE Program

Cain, Terrence. Federal Case Law Update. Continuing Legal Education Live Webinar, Little Rock, Arkansas (June 23, 2021). Discussed Ford Motor Co. v. Mont. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 141 S. Ct. 1017, 1017-1039 (2021); Jones v. Mississippi, 141 S. Ct. 1307, 1307-1341 (2021); Edwards v. Vannoy, 141 S. Ct. 1547, 1547-1582 (2021); and Caniglia v. Strom, … Professor Cain presented a federal case law update and a Pulaski County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Live Webinar

cummings, andré douglas pond. “Trauma”: Minority Childhood Exposure to the Criminal Justice System as an Adverse Childhood Experience. Arkansas Juvenile Officers Association Annual Conference 2021, Springdale, AR (June 9, 2021). Professor andré douglas pond cummings spoke to statewide Juvenile Probation Officers at the 2021 Arkansas Juvenile Officers Association Annual Conference focusing his remarks on Adverse … Professor cummings speaks at the Arkansas Juvenile Officers Association Annual Conference

Vu-Dinh, Kim.  Forging New Paths: AAPIs in the Legal Profession. U of A Office of Equal Opportunity and Compliance, Fayetteville, AR (May 26, 2021). View recording In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), the U of A Office of Equal Opportunity and Compliance, in collaboration with the Asian Pacific American Employee Impact Group … Professor Vu-Dinh has participated as a guest speaker on a panel presentation celebrating Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the legal profession for AAPI month.

cummings, andré douglas pond. Racial Capitalism and Race Massacres: Tulsa’s Black Wall Street and Elaine’s Sharecroppers. Tulsa Law Review, Tulsa, OK (May 21, 2021). Professor andré cummings and Bowen student Kalvin Graham traveled to Tulsa, OK to commemorate the 100 year mark of the Tulsa Race Massacre where thousands of white Oklahomans murdered more than … Professor cummings and student presented research at the Tulsa Law Review’s 100 Year Commemoration of the Tulsa Race Massacre