Audience: SJD

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June 1 @ 8:00 am - 5:30 pm

The aim of the conference is to construct a twenty-first century conception of disablement that resolves the tension about whether being disabled is merely neutral or must be bad, examines and articulates the clinical, philosophical, and practical implications of that determination, and attempts to integrate these conclusions into medical and legal practices. This year’s Petrie-Flom […]

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November 16 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The first of a two day conference with the goal of generating a discussion about the every-day impact of racism on the life of people of color and how we as a profession and as professionals will address it. We draw on both “the usual suspects” and cutting-edge thinkers/researchers to generate conversations through presentations, panels […]

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November 17 @ 9:30 am - 3:00 pm

The first of a two day conference with the goal of generating a discussion about the every-day impact of racism on the life of people of color and how we as a profession and as professionals will address it. We draw on both “the usual suspects” and cutting-edge thinkers/researchers to generate conversations through presentations, panels […]

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September 18 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

“The minuscule motion of a butterfly’s wings can trigger a tornado half a world away, according to chaos theory. Under the right conditions, small simple actions can produce large complex effects. In this timely and provocative book, Catharine A. MacKinnon argues that the right seemingly minor interventions in the legal realm can have a butterfly […]

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September 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

“Feminists walk the halls of power. Governance Feminism: An Introduction shows how some feminists and feminist ideas—but by no means all—have entered into state and state-like power in recent years. Being a feminist can qualify you for a job in the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Criminal Court, the local prosecutor’s office, or […]

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October 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Prosecutors and defense attorneys have it easy—all they have to do is to present the evidence and make arguments. It’s the judges who have the heavy lift: they are the ones who have to make the ultimate decisions, many of which have profound consequences on the lives of the people standing in front of them. […]

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September 12 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

“When data from all aspects of our lives can be relevant to our health – from our habits at the grocery store and our Google searches to our FitBit data and our medical records – can we really differentiate between big data and health big data? Will health big data be used for good, such […]

Announcement

May 10, 2018
Congratulations to graduating students on reaching the home stretch! We want to be sure you’re aware that many of our services are available to you after you leave HLS and we hope that you keep in touch with OPIA after graduation. All graduating students are welcome to join one or both of our postgraduate listservs. Read the full post to register for the Recent Grads listserv for a weekly email with fellowship and entry level job opportunities and/or the Alumni Jobs Digest listserv for a weekly email with job opportunities, relevant announcements, and events.

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May 11 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Bosnia, Rwanda, Haiti, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria – a quarter-century of stumbles in America’s pursuit of a more peaceful and just world. American military interventions have cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars, yet we rarely manage to enact positive and sustainable change. In his first book, “Peace Works: America’s Unifying Role in a […]

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April 23 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Betsy Hodges was the mayor of Minneapolis from 2014 to 2018, during which time she enacted several progressive policies, including police reforms. Phillipe Cunningham is a newly elected member of the Minneapolis council, who worked closely with the mayor on police reform. Nicole Archbold was on the mayor’s staff and led the work on police […]