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An Intellectual Hub
The center will serve students, faculty, and community members to collaborate on civil rights and racial justice projects.
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An American Apartheid Series
Follow the series of panel discussions exploring Jerry Dickinson, Pitt Law Associate Professor, thesis on “Pittsburgh is America’s apartheid city.”
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Race, Rights and the Law Blog
Visit the Race, Rights and the Law Blog where various law professors and law freelance writers discuss current issues.
Our Mission
The mission of the Center for Civil Rights and Racial Justice is to facilitate community-engaged teaching, research, and service and will serve as a hub and visible manifestation of the Law School’s commitment to legal issues regarding these issues.
Our Projects
The Center will advance the educational, research, and service missions via an experiential community service component.
Law schools have a duty to train legal professionals who will work to advance the Constitution’s still-imperfect promise of equal justice under law.
Engage an interdisciplinary team of experts with a racial justice and anti-subordination perspective to generate a data base of resources for community leaders.