Professor cummings’ Scholarship & Service

cummings, andré douglas pond.  Capitalizing on this Critical Inflection Point. Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS), Virtual (July 31, August 1, 2, and 3, 2020). Materials During the 2020 SEALS conference, Professor cummings spoke on four panels focusing on Corporate Board Diversity, Access to Legal Education, Mapping a Career in the Legal Academy (for prospective … Professor cummings speaks on several panels at the “Virtual” SEALS Conference

Professor cummings, in his capacity as President of the Board of Abolish Private Prisons. received the NFL Social Justice Grant from the National Football League. Professor cummings accepted along with Executive Director John Dacey, an NFL Social Justice Grant. Through retired player Tank Johnson, the NFL recognized the important work of Abolish Private Prisons. Abolish … Professor cummings, on behalf of Abolish Private Prisons, receives NFL Social Justice Grant

Andrea Cipriano. Do For-Profit Prisons Violate the Constitution?. The Crime Report (July 20, 2020): Research & Analysis. The Crime Report, published by the Center on Media, Crime and Justice, featured Professor cummings and Robert Craig’s article “Abolishing Private Prisons: A Constitutional and Moral Imperative.” The Crime Report details that the article argues that for-profit prisons … Professor cummings’ article on Abolishing Private Prisons Featured in “The Crime Report”

cummings, andré douglas pond. The Anti-Black Culture of Policing in the United States – Part I: History. Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog (June 27, 2020). Following the horrific killing of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police office Derek Chauvin, the University of Oxford’s Human Rights Hub invited Professor cummings to publish a post on the … Professor cummings invited to publish on the the University of Oxford’s Human Rights Hub

cummings, andré douglas pond, From “My Mind Playing Tricks on Me” to “Trauma”: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Hip Hop’s Prescription, 59 Washburn Law Journal 267 (2020). Professor cummings and Bowen Law 3L Caleb Conrad published “From ‘My Mind Playing Tricks on Me’ to ‘Trauma’: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Hip Hop’s Prescription” in the Washburn Law … Professor andré cummings co-authors an article on Trauma, Hip Hop, and Adverse Childhood Experiences

cummings, andré douglas pond, Teaching Social Justice Through “Hip Hop & the Law”, 42 North Carolina Central Law Review 47 (2019). Professor andré cummings published “Teaching Social Justice Through Hip Hop & the Law” chronicling his experience teaching his course “Hip Hop & the American Constitution” at the John Marshall Law School (where he visited … Professor andré douglas pond cummings publishes an article on Teaching Social Justice Principles in a Hip Hop & the Law Course

cummings, andré douglas pond. Access to Justice. University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Criminal Justice Symposium, Fort Smith, AR (March 5, 2020). Professor andré cummings joined a panel at the Criminal Justice Symposium hosted by the University of Arkansas Fort Smith to discuss Access to Justice and the Bowen Law School’s commitment to providing legal … Professor cummings Discusses Access to Justice at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith

cummings, andré douglas pond.  The Farcical Samaritan’s Dilemma. Faculty Colloquium Speaker, Houston, TX (February 5, 2020). Professor cummings was invited to speak at the Thurgood Marshall Law School at Texas Southern University for its Faculty Colloquium series. cummings presented on February 5th, 2020 discussing his recent research into the Samaritan’s Dilemma, a fundamental Law & … Professor andré douglas pond cummings Speaks at Thurgood Marshall Law School

cummings, andré douglas pond.  Democracy Under Siege. AALS Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (January 4, 2020). Materials Professor cummings spoke on “Democracy Under Siege” as a Hot Topics Panelist at the AALS Annual Meeting 2020. His remarks focused on the historical discrimination and circumscription of voting rights and democratic representation since the nation’s founding. cummings particularly … Professor cummings speaks on a “Hot Topics” panel at AALS Annual Meeting 2020

cummings, andré douglas pond.  Teaching Social Justice Through “Hip Hop and the Law”. AALS Annual Meeting 2020, Washington, DC (January 3, 2020). Materials Professor andré douglas pond cummings spoke on a panel at AALS 2020 focusing on teaching social justice principles through a course on “Hip Hop and the American Constitution.” This panel reviewed the … Professor cummings speaks at AALS 2020 on a panel entitled “Teaching Social Justice in a ‘Hip Hop and the Law’ Course”