Civil Rights Lecture at William Mitchell College of Law, April 27

The Minnesota Lavender Bar Association is pleased to invite you to a very special Public Square program at William Mitchell College of Law on Friday, April 27th, at 6 p.m. with author and professor Kenji Yoshino. In his book Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights, the acclaimed Yale Law School professor melds autobiography with legal scholarship to call for a redefinition of civil rights in our law and culture. In his program, he will discuss how everyone covers their differences to blend into the mainstream and how that act poses a hidden threat to our civil rights. The public is cordially invited, and registration for the program is requested. One bias CLE credit has been awarded.

Prior to the program, from 5 to 6 p.m., MLBA and the National Asian/Pacific American Bar Association are co-hosting a reception and book-signing with Professor Yoshino at William Mitchell. Copies of Prof. Yoshino’s book will be available for sale at that time.

For more information about Prof. Yoshino’s program and to register to attend this CLE: http://www.wmitchell.edu/news/articles/032307-Kenji-Yoshino-covering.html

William Mitchell College Of Law

William Mitchell College of Law invites applications for part-time adjunct faculty for academic year 2007-2008. We are seeking applicants for writing, representation and appellate advocacy professors:
 1.  Writing professors teach first-year students about office memos, advice letters, contract clauses, and motion practice memoranda in a year-long course.
 2.  Representation professors critique first-year students in interviewing, counseling, negotiating, mediation, and oral argument exercises in a year-long course.
 3.  Appellate advocacy professors teach second- and third-year students about appellate briefs and oral argument in a semester-long course.
We have both day and evening class times.  Please send a resume and cover letter, indicating the position(s) in which you are interested and when you would be available to teach, by mail to Human Resources, 875 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN  55105, by e-mail to hr@wmitchell.edu or by fax to (651) 290-8645.  Application deadline is April 16, 2007.  Members of under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.  AA/EOE.

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