Stop by and sample a taste of Puerto Rican cuisine.  We will have a variety of Pastelillos available (while supplies last).   Free for UConn Hartford students, faculty and staff.  Sponsored by UConn Hartford Event Services and UConn Hartford CAPS/ RISE.

Chris Vials, Professor and Director of American Studies, will review its key elements of Project 2025 and devote special attention to how it rationalizes authoritarianism and what that would mean for our country and our rights.

To support and celebrate our growing campus Latinx community, emerging-HSI status, and our location in the predominantly Puerto Rican/Latinx City of Hartford.

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Join the UConn Transformation, Equity, Access, and Sense of Belonging (TEAS) Project, UConn Hartford Career Center, and RTX ASPIRES for a lunch with industry engineers from Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace. Students will get to connect with professionals at Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace, learn of their career journey, and how to be prepared for an engineering career. RSVP is required and lunch will be provided.

This recurring opportunity–First Wednesdays 10am & Third Thursdays 2pm–for discussion provides space to share what we're thinking about and what is impacting our campus community. Also see the Dean's Series (https://events.uconn.edu/uconn-hartford/event/82532-know-your-rights-activism-at-the-university-uconn-hart) events happening this semester as well.

Access to safe and affordable housing remains a challenge for millions of Americans. Historical and systemic factors, including redlining and discriminatory lending practices, have disproportionately affected minority communities, contributing to disparities in home ownership and exacerbating the housing affordability crisis. Unsafe or inaccessible rental housing, as well as rising rental costs, create additional barriers to housing security nationwide. While progress has been made due to the passage of the Fair Housing Act and other consumer protection laws, the affordable housing crisis and tenant rights' violations persist. Moreover, the use of artificial intelligence in housing markets and public housing is raising new concerns. Leading scholars will discuss some of these problems and innovative efforts to address them. Participants will also share their predictions for future housing law and policy needs and make recommendations for how to move forward.   Schedule (exact times are subject to change):  8:30 - 9:00 AM Registration and Breakfast  9:00 - 9:10 AM Opening Remarks & Dean's Welcome  9:10 - 9:50 AM KeynoteRichard Rothstein Author of The Color of Law—A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America (2017); and Just Action—How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law (2023, and co-authored by Leah Rothstein). Book sales will be offered until lunch time.10:00 - 11:10 AMPanel 1:A Better Fair Housing Act – Evaluations & Recommendations Moderator: Professor James Matthews (https://www.suffolk.edu/academics/faculty/j/m/jmatthews) Panelists:Professor Melvin Kelley (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flaw.northeastern.edu%2Ffaculty%2Fkelley%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cdeborah.king%40uconn.edu%7Cadea4fca99a44e72376e08dcc12b646e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638597639344027337%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qH1tRjRtGl2DdPlbnQJytWToT1gGc8FWtQ%2FNqj15S8I%3D&reserved=0)Professor Rigel Olivieri (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flaw.missouri.edu%2Fdirectory%2Frigel-oliveri%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cdeborah.king%40uconn.edu%7Cadea4fca99a44e72376e08dcc12b646e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638597639344043612%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=j8gJLvjW0vvp178cvTOj4ekNyrrNqsCK3yM%2F3LRVeGs%3D&reserved=0)Professor Stacy Seicshnaydre (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flaw.tulane.edu%2Fstacy-seicshnaydre&data=05%7C02%7Cdeborah.king%40uconn.edu%7Cadea4fca99a44e72376e08dcc12b646e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638597639344049385%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0GwQvmIzC0q3yTgsQ4sF3cOXFi3k3gTHv4Qq%2FCFHexI%3D&reserved=0)  11:20 AM - 12:30 PMPanel 2:Understanding AI's Effect on Tenants, Prospective Buyers, and Housing Markets Moderator: Professor Nadiyah Humber (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flaw.uconn.edu%2Fperson%2Fnadiyah-humber%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cdeborah.king%40uconn.edu%7Cadea4fca99a44e72376e08dcc12b646e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638597639344054713%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fA3X%2BNN7b%2BvTvV8x1nw1Uy93n2w9hu126N4n5wn%2FvPY%3D&reserved=0) Panelists:Dr. Michael Akinwumi (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnationalfairhousing.org%2Fteam-member%2Fmichael-akinwumi%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cdeborah.king%40uconn.edu%7Cadea4fca99a44e72376e08dcc12b646e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638597639344060188%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7bYRxZ1ZX3ZnRkdwuQGBxj5TUEwKQlO5xX6ev%2Fue6Vk%3D&reserved=0)Senior Counsel Marc Epstein (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lawyerscommittee.org%2Fstaff%2Fmarc-epstein%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cdeborah.king%40uconn.edu%7Cadea4fca99a44e72376e08dcc12b646e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638597639344065055%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RDzdBzjrntN5s9hC5j6bZ4Q3ZGnnWxJh4AEWMD2C6qo%3D&reserved=0)Dr. Erin McElroy (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgeography.washington.edu%2Fpeople%2Ferin-mcelroy&data=05%7C02%7Cdeborah.king%40uconn.edu%7Cadea4fca99a44e72376e08dcc12b646e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638597639344069531%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QaIWWiDJ5801OwXap4V%2BXlYXIetRuJx57cq2Ex8W0NE%3D&reserved=0)  12:35 - 1:20 PMLunch, book sales and book signing  1:25 - 2:35 PMPanel 3:Housing Access & Affordability: Challenges and Proposed Solutions Moderator: Moderator: Professor Jeffrey Gentes (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flaw.yale.edu%2Fjeffrey-gentes&data=05%7C02%7Cdeborah.king%40uconn.edu%7C4c7409c6d0d040d0230308dccdaffc39%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638611402936921048%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kSOwb5Z%2BYtVQDgXVncJtQdt1T8skbaMqYlLvsEncJM8%3D&reserved=0) Panelists:Professor Rashmi Dyal-Chand (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flaw.northeastern.edu%2Ffaculty%2Fdyal-chand%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cdeborah.king%40uconn.edu%7Cadea4fca99a44e72376e08dcc12b646e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638597639344078725%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=s3w%2Bnnx2rSkO8RZICRffwwIu1eOp5L%2FKBgZZPaxOqzo%3D&reserved=0)Professor Julie Gilgoff (https://mckinneylaw.iu.edu/news/releases/2023/08/iu-mckinney-welcomes-julie-gilgoff-as-associate-professor-of-law.html)Professor Anika Singh Lemar (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flaw.yale.edu%2Fanika-singh-lemar&data=05%7C02%7Cdeborah.king%40uconn.edu%7Cadea4fca99a44e72376e08dcc12b646e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638597639344083049%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=AOm3ggyCQonJ0a2VjGNAYC8Fs8Xa3W230ctMQ8Vrvfk%3D&reserved=0)Professor Nicole Summers (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.law.georgetown.edu%2Ffaculty%2Fnicole-summers%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cdeborah.king%40uconn.edu%7Cadea4fca99a44e72376e08dcc12b646e%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638597639344087294%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KpOuyfrC%2B0oPjOMTl8u1CLOoYFA9vY0mWLVxmLZi09w%3D&reserved=0)  2:40 - 2:50 PMClosing Remarks   If you require a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the Law School at 860-570-5079 or via email at law.studentservices@uconn.edu (mailto:law.access@uconn.edu) at least two weeks in advance.

Pumpkins and Policy Event on October 21

Discover what Enrichment Programs have to offer at our interactive tabling event in the Hartford Times Atrium. Engage with us, get some treats, and learn how you can enrich your undergraduate experience through the Honors Program, Office of Undergraduate Research, Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships, Individualized and Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Pre-Professional Advising - including Pre-Health and Pre-Law Advising, and the University Scholar Program.

Join us anytime between 1 – 4pm on Thursday, October 31st to participate in our 3rd Annual Campus Wide Trick or Treat! Open to all UConn students; check in at our HTB Atrium table to pick up your "official" Trick or Treat bag and map of registered stops around campus! Costumes encouraged but not required!

This recurring opportunity–First Wednesdays 10am & Third Thursdays 2pm–for discussion provides space to share what we're thinking about and what is impacting our campus community. Also see the Dean's Series (https://events.uconn.edu/uconn-hartford/event/82532-know-your-rights-activism-at-the-university-uconn-hart) events happening this semester as well.

Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin, a distinguished historian of the American Civil Rights Movement and professor of Constitutional Law, will discuss her forthcoming memoir, The Inheritance. She began the memoir in the wake of her leadership of the Harvard and Legacy of Slavery Project, which detailed the detailed the university's direct, financial, and intellectual ties to human bondage. This book further complicates conventional wisdom about Southern and American history by discussing slavery in the family. The book will offer a new take on Confederate history and a distinct perspective on the "social construction" of race. A reception will follow the talk.