NAIS Emergent Design Lab (EDL): Inclusion in the New Legal Landscape

Program Overview

What do you need to know about the new legal landscape for inclusion and belonging work, and what are the most effective programs that independent schools can still legally pursue?

Law professor and inclusion expert Professor Kenji Yoshino is returning to provide the most relevant orientation in how independent schools can comprehend the legal landscape. 

First, the workshop will explain how Supreme Court precedents, congressional statutes, and recent executive orders have transformed how the work of organizational equality can be conducted today. Delivered in a lively and accessible way, this legal primer will provide essential information about relevant law on this topic.

Second, the workshop will explore two legal and effective strategies for advancing inclusion in independent schools. The first strategy, called “Uncovering Talent,” draws on Yoshino’s first book, Covering, to underscore how a culture of authenticity and psychological safety benefits every person within a community. The second strategy, “Allyship for All,” draws on Yoshino’s most recent book, Say the Right Thing, to stress how every person in a community can both give and receive the allyship crucial to organizational health.

By the end of the workshop, you'll be equipped to play both defense and offense. You'll understand the new legal constraints on your work, and how you can nonetheless advance inclusion in transformational ways.

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