Wade Henderson
President and CEO |
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Wade Henderson is the president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund. He is the Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., Professor of Public Interest Law at the David A. Clarke School of Law, University of the District of Columbia. Mr. Henderson is a graduate of the Rutgers University School of Law.
Presentations from Facing Race 2012
The Colorline and Campus Admissions: the Past, Present and Uncertain Future of Affirmative Action
This fall the US Supreme Court will hear the case of Fisher v. University of Texas.The significance of this case is that it may turn out to be the case where the court declares that affirmative action for students of color is an unconstitutional discrimination against white students.This workshop will briefly review the history of affirmative action and chronicle the milestones that have brought us to this current conflict.It will discuss the issues in the Fisher case and analyze the possible outcomes and their implications for the future educational opportunities for people of color.
Speakers: Wade Henderson, Victor Goode