Faculty Speaking Engagements

cummings, andré douglas pond. Three Imperatives for Criminal Justice Reform in Arkansas. LeadAR Leadership Conference, Little Rock, AR (April 23, 2021). Materials Professor andré cummings delivered remarks to the LeadAR Leadership Conference on pressing Criminal Justice Reform initiatives including (a) the need to confront mass incarceration in AR, particularly racial disparities; (b) the need to … Professor cummings Speaks to LeadAR Leadership Conference on Criminal Justice Reform

On April 23, 2021, Professor Browe-Olson presented to attorneys, DHS and CASA staff and volunteers and others who work with the Jefferson County Safe Babies Court team. Professor Browe-Olson discussed how the SBCT works and how the collaboration at facilitated Family Team Meetings help move children to permanency in a timely manner.

Sullivan, Tom. Psychiatric Issues and Expert Testimony in Arkansas Death Penalty Cases. Arkansas State Hospital, Little Rock, AR (April 21, 2021). The lecture was for the Forensic Didactics Fellowship sponsored by the UAMS Department of Psychiatry.

Browe-Olson, Kelly. ADR & Title IX: How to Develop Effective Campus Systems. American Bar Association Section on Dispute Resolution Legal Educator’s Colloquium, Via Zoom (April 17, 2021). Professor Kelly Browe-Olson co-presented on ADR & Title IX: How to Develop Effective Campus Systems. She and her co-presenters led an interactive discussion on Title IX, its evolution, … Professor Browe-Olson spoke on an ABA Section on Dispute Resolution Legal Educator’s Colloquium Panel on Title IX and Dispute Resolution

Beiner, Theresa.  Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit Updates. Arkansas Bar Association Annual Labor & Employment CLE, Virtual (April 16, 2021). Dean Beiner presented an update on United States Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit labor and employment cases at the Arkansas Bar Association’s annual Labor & Employment CLE in April.

cummings, andré douglas pond. Meek Mill’s Trauma: Brutal Policing as an Adverse Childhood Experience. St. Thomas University Law Review Symposium on Race and Policing, Miami, FL (April 9, 2021). Materials Professor andré douglas pond cummings together with co-authors Judge Amy Dunn Johnson, Deputy Prosecutor Caleb Conrad, and Professor Todd Clark spoke at the St. Thomas … Professor andré cummings, along With Bowen Law alums Judge Amy Dunn Johnson and Caleb Conrad, headlined the St. Thomas Law Review Symposium on Race and Policing

Browe-Olson, Kelly. Moderator for Discussion Group on AFCC D, E, and I Committee Presentation: Does Diversity Matter in Family Law?. Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Via Zoom (March 31, 2021). The first AFCC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee webinar, Does Diversity Matter in Family Law?, was a huge success, drawing 277 registrants. On March … Professor Browe-Olson moderated a discussion group for AFCC’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DE&I) Task Force

cummings, andré douglas pond. Meek Mill’s Trauma: Brutal Policing as an Adverse Childhood Experience. Sylvan Hills High School, Sherwood, AR (March 19, 2021). Materials Sylvan Hills High School faculty members invited Professor cummings to speak to juvenile justice students regarding childhood trauma known as Adverse Childhood Experiences. cummings described how unnecessary toxic trauma is inflicted … Professor cummings speaks to high school students about childhood trauma and racial inequities in the justice system

The event was sponsored by the Bowen Business & Tax Law Society. It was a career workshop and panel discussion from Bowen faculty breaking down the “myths” that surround the practice of business law and tax law.

Cain, Terrence. Arkansas’s “stand your ground” law. Pulaski County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Webinar, Little Rock, Arkansas (March 12, 2021). Professor Cain served as one of four panelists discussing Arkansas’s “stand your ground” law at the Pulaski County Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education Webinar.