More than 100 alumni and their guests returned to Ann Arbor for the Law School’s Black Alumni Reunion in March. The event, which takes place every three years and is open to all alumni and their guests, featured programming about critical issues facing society and the legal profession as well as a welcome reception and other social events. It also coincided with the annual Alden J. “Butch” Carpenter Memorial Scholarship Gala and Preview Weekend for admitted students, which encouraged connection and community building between alumni and the next generation.
The volunteer committees who planned the event developed a diverse set of programming throughout the weekend, including panels that covered the scope and consequences of US presidential policing powers; a discussion of affirmative action, DEI, and the 2003 Grutter v. Bollinger case; and reflections on the Black student experience, moderated by two current students. Alumni also had an opportunity to hear from Dean Neel Sukhatme during an update and Q&A about the state of the Law School.
