Professor cummings’ Scholarship & Service

Radio Hosts Judge Wendell Griffin and Reverend Zachary Crow. Interview. The Barbershop. KABF-88.3 FM. , Little Rock, AR (Nov. 30, 2019). Professor cummings was interviewed on KABF-88.3 FM, “The Barbershop,” by Judge Griffin and Reverend Crow discussing private for-profit prisons, the perverse incentives that motivate them, and the Arkansas Department of Corrections’ decision to contract … Professor cummings interviewed regarding private for-profit prisons

cummings, andré douglas pond.  Democracy Under Siege. AALS Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (January 4, 2020). Conference information. andré douglas pond cummings has been selected to present on a Hot Topics panel at the AALS Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. on January 4, 2020. He will talk about Mass Incarceration and voting rights as part of … Professor andré cummings Selected to Present a Hot Topics Panel at the 2020 AALS Annual Meeting

cummings, andré douglas pond.  The Farcical Samaritan’s Dilemma. Law and Political Economy Conference, New Haven, CT (April 2-3, 2020). Conference information. Professor andré douglas pond cummings has been invited to present his research at Yale Law School in April 2020 as part of the Yale Law & Political Economy Project Conference. cummings will appear alongside … Professor cummings Invited to Speak at Yale Law School

cummings, andré douglas pond. Privately Owned Prisons: Perverse Incentives and Perpetuating Slavery. University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, MD (November 16, 2019). Materials Remembering that African Slaves were first brought to the America’s 400 years ago, the University of Baltimore Law Review hosted its annual symposium on 400 Years: Slavery and the Criminal Justice … Professor andré cummings Speaks at the University of Baltimore Law Review’s Symposium, 400 Years: Slavery and the Criminal Justice System

cummings, andré douglas pond.  Mass Incarceration and the Rule of Law: Investors Beware. Investors and the Rule of Law, Chicago, IL (October 25, 2019). Materials Professor andré douglas pond cummings delivered remarks entitled Mass Incarceration and the Rule of Law: Investors Beware, at the Loyola Law School’s Conference on Investors and the Rule of Law. … Professor cummings Speaks at the “Investors and the Rule of Law” Conference at Loyola University Chicago School of Law

The next time you listen to a rapper, pay close attention to the wordplay because there may be a lesson about the United States Constitution in the rhyme. “I believe that hip-hop artists from the jump have been critiquing the U.S. Constitution in a way that makes sense,” said Professor andré douglas pond cummings, an … cummings speaks to University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff about hip-hop and the Constitution

cummings, andré douglas pond.  Racism Unchained. LatCrit 2019 Biennial Conference, Atlanta, GA (October 18, 2019). Materials The 2019 Biennial LatCrit Conference, held at Georgia State University School of Law, hosted a panel presentation entitled “On the Possibility of Deracialization in the U.S. Today.” Professor cummings presented his thoughts in a talk entitled “Racism Unchained” where … Professor andré cummings Speaks at the LatCrit 2019 Biennial Conference

Boles, Anastasia; cummings, andré douglas pond.  Howling Into The Hurricane. decARcerate Annual Conference, Little Rock, AR (September 14, 2019). Materials Professors Anastasia Boles and andré douglas pond cummings delivered keynote talks at the decARcerate annual meeting 2019. Boles spoke on “Disrupting Indifference, Embracing Discomfort, and Rejecting Tolerance: Engaging the Racial Disparities in the Arkansas Criminal … Professors Anastasia Boles and andré cummings Speak at the 2019 decARcerate Annual Conference

cummings, andré douglas pond.  Privately Owned Prisons: Perpetuating the Persistent Tragedy of Slavery in the United States. Slavery Past, Present & Future: 4th Global Meeting, Innsbruck, Austria (June 18, 2019). Materials. Professor andré douglas pond cummings presented his research on private for-profit incarceration at the 4th global meeting on persistent worldwide slavery hosted by the … Professor cummings Speaks at the University of Innsbruck as Part of the Global Slavery Conference

Boles, Anastasia; cummings, andré douglas pond. Confronting Mass Incarceration: Implications for Society and the Administration of Justice. Arkansas Bar Association Annual Meeting, Hot Springs, AR (June 14, 2019). Professors Boles and cummings spoke about the problem of mass incarceration and some of the racial justice problems in the Arkansas criminal justice system. The other panelists … Professors Anastasia Boles and andré douglas pond cummings spoke on the topic of mass incarceration