Welcome to the Center for Law, Diversity & Justice

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The Center for Law, Diversity, and Justice (CLDJ) was established in 2006 at Fairhaven College and:

—supports the work of students, faculty and community members on issues of law, diversity and justice

—pulls together various threads of justice work at WWU, including Fairhaven, and among the diverse communities in Whatcom and Skagit Counties.

—also supports students designing interdisciplinary concentrations in areas of Law, Diversity, and Justice

 

The CLDJ's theme for the Winter 2009 quarter is: Human Rights and Civil Liberties since 2001

 

**Fairhaven College Welcomes Babafemi Akinrinade**

 

 

Babafemi Akinrinade joins Fairhaven as Assistant Professor of Human Rights from the University of Chicago's Human Rights Program and Center for International Studies where he was a post-doctoral instructor for two years.

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The core faculty teaching Fairhaven College’s Law, Diversity, and Justice curriculum are Babafemi Akinrinade JSD, LLM, Julie Helling JD, Daniel Larner PhD, and Raquel Montoya-Lewis JD. They each work to support the CLDJ’s work on International Human Rights; Civil Rights in Whatcom County; Domestic Violence; Civil Liberties, and Legal Internships.

The coordinator, Niall Ó Murchú PhD, teaches International Studies and Political Economy, including Immigration Law & Policy; and succeeds Midori Takagi who is directing the American Cultural Studies program http://www.wwu.edu/cms/WWU.ACS/

 

"All of us in the academy and in the culture as a whole are called to renew our minds if we are to transform educational institutions --and society-- so that the way we live, teach, and work can reflect our joy in cultural diversity, our passion for justice, and our love of freedom."
- bell hooks

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