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<p>Please join us for the annual Dean's Diversity Forum: <em>Thurgood Marshall--Twenty-Five Years After: Still&nbsp;Celebrating a Life that Changed the Way We See the World</em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;During the&nbsp;forum,&nbsp; the&nbsp;life and work of Thurgood Marshall and the ways Justice&nbsp;Marshall&nbsp;impacted the work of lawyers and judges today will be explored.</p>
<p>Confirmed speakers for the event include:&nbsp;&nbsp;Hon. Dwayne Woodruff, Allegheny County Common Pleas&nbsp;Court Judge, recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court candidate, and former Pittsburgh Steeler; the Hon. Royce Morris, recently elected Dauphin County Common Pleas Court Judge; and Rawn James, Jr.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Mr. James is the author of "Root and Branch," which chronicles both the legal path to Brown v. Board of Education and the friendship between Thurgood Marshall and Charles Hamilton Houston.&nbsp; Mr. James has also written "The Double V," in which he tells the story of the battle for equality in the U.S. Military.&nbsp; Mr. James&nbsp;practices law in the District of Columbia and&nbsp;has been interviewed about his books by Tavis Smiley on&nbsp;PBS.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Cost:<br />$75 Regular (CLE credits/lunch included);<br />$60 Alumni, Government Lawyers, &amp; Academics (CLE credits/lunch included);<br />$35 Human Service Providers (CLE credits/lunch included);<br />$35 Non-CLE Attendees, General Public (lunch included)</p>
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<p>3 CLE credits are available. (1 ethics, 2 substantive) <br />Questions:&nbsp;<strong><a href="mailto:clecwlaw@widener.edu">CLEcwlaw@widener.edu</a>&nbsp;</strong></p>