September 25, 2006

Race and Gender Equality Activist Anita Hill to Speak
at NSU’s Shepard Broad Law Center

FORT LAUDERDALE – Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center will host Anita Hill, former confirmation hearings witness for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, as she takes center stage for the 10th Annual Lecture Series, 2006 Leo Goodwin Sr. Chair in Law, 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 12. The event, which will be held in the Carl DeSantis Building on NSU’s main campus, is open to the public.

Hill will address this year’s theme, “Tilting the Scales: the Changing Roles of Women in the Law and Legal Practice,” which focuses on the impact of women on legal theory and the law in the 21st century.

Hill, whose biographical work, Speaking Truth to Power, chronicles her experience as witness in the confirmation hearings for then Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, is also recognized for her riveting presentations on race and gender equality.

Currently on the faculty of the Heller Graduate School at Brandeis University, Massachusetts, as a professor of Social Policy, Law, and Women’s Studies, Hill is a recipient of the Fletcher Fellowship for her work on race and education.

She is the author of numerous articles on international commercial law, bankruptcy and civil rights, has an extensive resume including focuses on commercial law and civil rights. She has served as special counsel to the assistant secretary of the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights and as advisor to the chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Hill, a Yale Law School graduate, has an impressive teaching career as well that includes positions at Oral Roberts University, University of Oklahoma College of Law, as well as visits to University of California’s Institute for the Study of Social Change and Brandeis University Women’s Studies Program.

The Shepard Broad Law Center at NSU integrates a solid foundation in traditional legal subjects and a pioneering clinical program that sets it apart from other law schools. The Law Center offers an innovative 21st century curriculum for today’s talented students through full-time day and part-time evening programs. In the electronic format, the Law Center offers an online master's of science degree in Health Law, as well as an online master’s of science degree in Education Law. Additionally, the Shepard Broad Law Center offers a wide variety of international and comparative learning opportunities including courses, clinical opportunities, and law programs abroad. International programs and courses at the NSU Shepard Broad Law Center are ABA-approved.

For additional information on the 10th Annual Lecture Series, 2006 Leo Goodwin Sr. Chair in Law with guest lecturer Anita Hill, please call (954) 262-6111. For more information about NSU’s Shepard Broad Law Center, visit www.nsulaw.nova.edu/.