BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260407T073512Z UID:yRvkqA DTSTART:20251022T160000 DTEND:20251022T190000 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20250709T225048 DESCRIPTION: On behalf of the Center for Cultural Development\, please acce pt this invitation to attend the 2025 Roy L. Brooks Distinguished Lecture Series\, Wednesday\, October 22\, from 4pm-7pm at Manchester Hall Auditori um\, Room 103. \n\n The Roy L. Brooks Distinguished Lecture Series was est ablished to bring an African American scholar of distinction or promise to campus. The award is named after Professor Roy L. Brooks\, who has been a long-standing member of our community\; an award-winning and engaging tea cher\; a prolific author of original scholarship\; and a distinguished mem ber of the legal profession and community. \n\n This year's Roy L. Brooks Distinguished Lecture Series will feature Professor Brooks himself\, as he prepares to retire after 47 years of teaching. The Library of Congress re cognizes Professor Brooks as a distinguished scholar both in the United St ates and internationally. Professor Brooks is published by prestigious pre sses\, including Harvard\, Yale\, Princeton\, Cambridge\, the University o f California\, and NYU. His books span various genres\, including monograp hs\, casebooks\, textbooks\, and even an anthology. Twenty of his books ar e held by 4\,457 libraries\, academic institutions\, and learned societies worldwide. \n\n Join us for Professor Brooks's talk\, titled "Living Memo ir: Roy L. Brooks\," in which he will discuss his life and legacy of schol arship. Professor Brooks will highlight several prominent themes within hi s literary works that have significantly influenced analyses of social jus tice\, legal theory\, and democratic theory. He will share how his innovat ive perspectives are deeply rooted in his personal life experiences\, incl uding the racially diverse middle-class neighborhood in which he was raise d not far from Yale University. He will discuss his interdisciplinary stud ies in law\, philosophy\, history\, sociology\, political science\, and an thropology\; and his classmates at Yale Law School. \n\n Order of Events \ n\n \n 4:00pm | Welcome: Regina Dixon-Reeves\, PhD\, Vice Provost for Acad emic Excellence\, Director\, Center for Cultural Development and Center fo r Educational Excellence \n 4:10pm | Professor Brook’s Legacy: Robert Sc hapiro\, Dean and C. Hugh Friedman Professor of Law \n 4:20pm | Series De scription and Recognition of Professor Brooks: Dr. Gail F. Baker\, Counsel or to the President \n 4:30pm | Keynote Speaker Introduction: Ana-Victoria Chavez\, Undergraduate Student\, Office Assistant\, Center for Cultural D evelopment \n 4:32pm | Keynote Address: Roy L. Brooks\, JD\, Warren Distin guished Professor of Law \n 5:05pm | Q&\;A \n 5:30pm | Closing Remarks and Presentation of Award: James T. Harris III\, DEd\, President of USD \ n 5:45pm | Photos \n 6:00pm-7:00pm | Reception \n \n\n This event is open to all members of the campus community\, the San Diego law community\, and the general public. Registration is required. \n\n For questions or accom modation needs\, please contact Nicole Turner\, Center of Cultural Develop ment: nturner@sandiego.edu. \n LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T185431 LOCATION:Manchester Hall Auditorium\, Room 103 ORGANIZER:mailto:nturner@sandiego.edu SUMMARY:2025 Roy L. Brooks Distinguished Lecture Series URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/university-of-san-diego/2025-roy-brooks URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/university-of-san-diego/2025-roy-brooks END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR