November 02, 2006
The St. John’s University School of Law’s Child
Advocacy Clinic will sponsor a symposium entitled: Race,
Culture, Class and Crisis in Child Welfare: Theory into Practice on
November 17 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Belson Moot Court Room on
the Queens campus.
Distinguished scholars and practitioners from diverse
disciplines, including notable professors from top law schools and
other nationally recognized leaders in children’s rights, will come
together to engage in expert dialogue. The symposium was
established to raise awareness of the impact that race, culture and
class have on child welfare, and explore alternatives for improving
the current system.
Known internationally for her work on children’s rights, Barbara
Bennett Woodhouse, David H. Levin Chair in Family Law; Director,
Center on Children and Families; Co-Director, UF Institute for
Child & Adolescent Research and Evaluation will provide the
Keynote Address.
John Mattingly, Commissioner of the New York
City Administration for Children’s Services, and Kevin Ryan,
Commissioner of the New
Jersey Department of Children and Families will serve as panel
members, sharing the government perspective of child welfare
issues.
Pre-Registration for this event is strongly
recommended.
Registration and breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m. and will be
followed by welcoming remarks from St. John’s School of Law Dean
Mary C. Daly. Following the Keynote Address at 9:15 a.m.,
Panel I will take place from 10–11:40 a.m. After lunch, Panel
II begins at 12:50 p.m. and St. John’s Associate Professor of Law,
Elaine M. Chiu, will give the closing remarks at 2:30 p.m.
For additional information, please contact Claire C. McKeever,
Assistant Dean of CLE/Alumni Relations at St. John’s University
School of Law, at (718) 990-6006 or by e-mail to lawalumni@stjohns.edu.
For media inquiries, please call Elizabeth Reilly, Assistant
Director of Media Relations, St. John’s University, at (718)
990-5789, or e-mail inquiries to reillye@stjohns.edu.