The University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine and the University of Houston Law Center host a conference on Justice and Health for All: The Future of Affirmative Action in Legal and Medical Education today 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM CST (registration):
The Supreme Court’s decision in SFFA v. Harvard generated substantial concern and uncertainty about the future of affirmative action in professional programs like law and medicine. The University of Houston Law Center and the Fertitta Family College of Medicine are jointly sponsoring an academic conference on these issues, taking a balanced look at whether increasing the diversity of the legal and healthcare professions mitigates legal and healthcare inequities. And, if so, what pathways to diversity remain viable in light of existing law.
8:30 AM: Welcome and Introduction
8:50 AM: Panel 1 – Health Inequities
10:30 AM: Panel 2 – Justice for All
12:00 PM: Panel 3 – Affirmative Action in Law and Medical School Admissions After SFFA v. Harvard
1:30 PM: Panel 4 – Pathways for Increasing Diversity in the Law & Medical School Pipelines
2:45 PM: Panel 5 – Final Reflections
