About this Event
Title: Promise vs. Practice: The Ethics of Diversity in a Divided Democracy
Abstract: Freedom, equality, and justice are often cited as core tenets of American life. Yet from the country’s founding, these ideals have existed in tension with a legal and political system built on exclusion and division. In this lecture, Professor Jessica Dixon Weaver explores how diversity, once accepted as a path toward broader inclusion, now faces renewed scrutiny and organized resistance. As the nation approaches a racial and ethnic demographic shift, Professor Weaver examines how ethical rules, shaped through law and public discourse, should influence who is seen as fully part of the American project. The legal framework that once justified chattel slavery bears the burden of reconciling the question of belonging. She considers how lawyers and the law continue to shape the moral boundaries of public life, and what it means to ethically defend diversity in a society still reckoning with its past.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Karcher Auditorium - Storey Hall, Karcher Auditorium, Storey Hall, Dallas, United States
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