Save the Date: Renowned Lawyer, Author Bryan Stevenson to Speak at Campus Event Sept. 27
The Seminary of the Southwest is hosting a talk by Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, Sept. 27, 7 p.m. at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Auditorium.
Stevenson is a renowned lawyer and faculty member at NYU School of Law who has represented capital defendants and prisoners for more than 30 years. Stevenson’s work has garnered international acclaim, including the prestigious MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” and the Olof Palme Prize in Sweden for human rights, and he is the author of the New York Times bestseller book “Just Mercy,” which will soon be made into a major motion picture starring Michael B. Jordan.
The event is in partnership with the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement and the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law. Visit this website for more information.