{"id":30503,"date":"2015-01-06T13:40:52","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T23:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=30503"},"modified":"2021-10-14T16:45:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T02:45:33","slug":"symposium-explores-unconscious-bias-in-judicial-educational-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/01\/06\/symposium-explores-unconscious-bias-in-judicial-educational-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Symposium explores unconscious bias in judicial, educational systems"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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William S. Richardson School of Law<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A day-long symposium organized by the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Law Review<\/em><\/a> staff at the William S. Richardson School of Law<\/a> will explore racial biases affecting decision-making in law and education, bringing together leading legal scholars from across the nation.<\/p>\n

The symposium, “Exploring Implicit Bias in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>,” will be held on Friday, January 16, 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at the UH<\/abbr> law school. It is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

“Implicit biases are the pervasive attitudes or stereotypes that affect a person’s actions and feelings toward others in an unconscious manner,” explains Law Review<\/em> Co-Editor-in-Chief Sean Wong ’15. “In a legal context, the ramifications are quite significant. Studies have shown that even people with an avowed commitment to impartiality—such as judges—are affected by implicit biases developed over the course of a lifetime.”<\/p>\n

Said Richardson Dean Avi Soifer<\/strong>, “At least partially because of the great diversity of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and of our law school, we truly are the nation’s leading law school in terms of scholarship on these complex yet very important issues. Our students have put together an absolutely first-rate symposium to discuss these matters seriously.”<\/p>\n

The exploration of unconscious biases and their impact on the justice and educational systems in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>i will include three panels on the topics of criminal justice, education and local biases and affordable housing.<\/p>\n

Legal scholars, judges and attorneys from Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> participating in the symposium include:<\/p>\n