Widener Journal of Law, Economics & Race

Widener School of Law, Delaware, will host Dr. Jeff McKinney, president of the Chicago-based Angkor Group, for his talk, “The Business Case for Diversity: Why We Need It, How We Achieve It.” Dr. McKinney’s remarks will focus on the legal profession and why the legal profession should encourage diversity to enhance overall performance.

Specifically, Dr. McKinney will address the historically underrepresented groups within the legal profession: Hispanics, women, African-Americans, and diversity issues related to race, religion, ethnicity, sex, and sexual orientation. A floor discussion and Q&A will follow the presentation.

The program has been scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16, 2009 at the Barrister’s Club.

This Diversity Week event is sponsored by: SBA, PALS, MLS

Read the text of Dr. Frankl’s remarks: diversitysymposium-sport-media-3-31-091.doc

Daniel Frankl, Ph.D., School of Kinesiology & Nutritional Science, California State University Los Angeles, speaks to the audience about inequalities among minority groups within sports.

Diversity and Sports Home

On February 23, 2009, Professor Starla Williams, Legal Methods Professor of the Widener Law Harrisburg campus, appeared on Radio Smart Talk to discuss the future of affirmative action in the United States.

Read more and listen at witf.org.