Publication Date
5-2016
Document Type
Front Matter
Abstract
Opinions differ on the principal role of academic institutions. Should Universities be primarily concerned with scholarship and research? With classroom instruction? With producing well-rounded citizens? Mercer University has long been committed to each of these three priorities. Decades before I joined the faculty at Mercer Law School, schools within the University were already working to make public service a priority, in addition to teaching and scholarship.
Following suit, this year's Mercer Law Review Symposium boldly moved to address controversial social justice issues.' The Symposium, "Justice in the Deep South: Learning From History, Charting Our Future," featured a powerful and varied panel of speakers and writers who offered their expertise, background, and perspectives on injustices that are particularly pronounced in former Deep South slave states.
Recommended Citation
Sarah Gerwig-Moore, Justice in the Deep South: Learning from History, Charting our Future: An Introduction, 67 Mercer L. Rev. 483 (2016).