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Hear from Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy at Birmingham-Southern on October 20—details here
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Author and Harvard Law professor Randall Kennedy will speak at the inaugural Harrison Honors Convocation at Birmingham-Southern College on October 20 at 7:30PM. Sound like something you’d like to attend? Keep reading for everything you need to know.
Randall Kennedy is a speaker you don’t want to miss
Professor Randall L. Kennedy is the Michael R. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard Law School where he teaches courses on contracts, criminal law and race relations. He has written widely about race and its effect on American society and the law.
“We’re incredibly fortunate to have Mr. Kennedy at Birmingham-Southern to deliver the inaugural Fall Honors Convocation address. It’s a wonderful opportunity for our students to meet one of Thurgood Marshall’s former clerks and to hear someone of Professor Kennedy’s caliber speak on race in contemporary America.”
Dr. William Hustwit, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Harrison Honors Program, Birmingham-Southern College
- What: Inaugural Harrison Honors Convocation
- When: October 20 | 7:30-9PM + Q&A session to follow
- Where: Norton Theatre at Norton Campus Center, Birmingham Southern College, 900 Arkadelphia Rd, Birmingham, AL 35254
- Cost: free
For those that can’t make it to the event, no worries—the entire event will be live streamed on BSC’s website, so you don’t have to miss a beat.
Welcome Randall Kennedy to Birmingham
“Professor Randall Kennedy’s outspoken approach to perplexing racial and social issues provides a valuable perspective. As a member of the Birmingham-Southern College Board of Trustees, it’s a privilege to host and welcome Kennedy to BSC. I look forward to his view on the complex social issues we are currently facing and his outlook on the future.”
Courtney French, BSC Board of Trustees
Before you hear from Kennedy on October 20, here are a few more impressive facts about the speaker to know before you go:
- He is an alumnus of Yale Law School
- He served as a law clerk for Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court
- He served as a law clerk for Judge J. Skelly Wright of the U.S. Court of Appeals
- His most recent book, SAY IT LOUD!, is a New York Times Notable Book of the Year
A big event for students of the Harrison Honors Program
“Randall Kennedy is one of the foremost legal scholars in the nation, a careful student of the civil rights era, and a prolific author. On matters of race, Randall Kennedy demands thinking over feeling. His views on race are temperate, sometimes contentious, and often right. His talk will set the bar high for all future Honors Convocations at BSC.”
Dr. William Hustwit, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Harrison Honors Program, Birmingham-Southern College
Randall Kennedy’s presentation is made possible by the generosity of the Harrison family. In 2008, the BSC Honors Program became the Donald C. Harrison Honors Program in recognition of a generous endowment given by cardiologist and past president of the American Heart Association Dr. Donald C. Harrison, a 1954 graduate of Birmingham-Southern College, and his wife Laura M. Harrison.
Don’t miss this amazing event on October 20 at Birmingham-Southern or watch the livestream at bsc.edu.
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