The Hope Lewis Visiting Lecture: Lydia X.Z. Brown ’18

The inaugural Hope Lewis Visiting Lecture will take place on December 2, 2024, in memory of the late Hope Lewis, an internationally recognized legal scholar and commentator on human rights. This annual lecture honors Professor Lewis’ memory by providing an opportunity for members of the Northeastern Law community and the public to gather to learn about and discuss timely human rights issues. The event features a keynote address by a distinguished advocate, jurist or scholar who has effectively championed human rights in the United States or internationally.

Keynote Speaker:
Lydia X.Z. Brown ’18
Director of Public Policym, National Disability Institute; Assistant Teaching Professor of Disability Studies, Georgetown University; Law and Public Policy Discipline Coordinator, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Georgetown University Medical Center

Lydia X.Z. Brown ’18 is a feminist disability studies and critical legal studies scholar, focused on interpersonal and state violence against disabled people at the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, faith, language and nation. She has received numerous awards and honors, including recognition by the Obama administration as a Champion of Change for embodying the next generation of leadership within the disability community and her commitment to the promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Photo Credit: Sarah Tundermann

Northeastern Law’s Center for Law, Equity and Race (CLEAR) proudly hosts this lecture series.

This program is made possible by a gift from the estates of Hope Lewis and the estate of Blossom Stephenson to the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University. Hope Lewis was a beloved professor at Northeastern University School of Law from 1992 until her untimely death in 2016. Professor Lewis, an extraordinary advocate and mentor to students and colleagues, was internationally recognized for her scholarship in the area of human rights, the rights of non-citizens and persons with disabilities.

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