Events-at-a-Glance

Aerial photo of UB North Campus, December 2021. Photographer: Douglas Levere.

Aerial photo of UB North Campus. Lockwood LIbrary and Clemens Hall are centered. Photographer: Douglas Levere.

Page updated February 23, 2026

The Baldy Center sponsors and co-sponsors many events each year that enliven the dialogue about law and society in the University. Current events are planned in accordance with UB's related protocols for on-campus activities.

Spring 2026 Events-at-a-Glance

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FEBRUARY 27, 2026  MITCHELL LECTURE
Elizabeth Anderson (University of Michigan)

“The Protestant Work Ethic and the Roots of Populist Authoritarianism,”
Friday 2:30-4:30 p.m. O’Brian Hall Law Library
 

MARCH 2, 2026 INTERDISCIPLINARY SPEAKER SERIES
Prison and Incarceration Research (PAIR)

MARCH 27, 2026 DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER
Judith Resnik (Yale): Impermissible Punishments:
How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy
Friday, 509 O’Brian Hall
Noon Reception; 12:30 to 2p.m. Presentation
Register here to attend in-person, or via Zoom.


APRIL 6, 2026 INTERDISCIPLINARY SPEAKER SERIES

Prison and Incarceration Research (PAIR)

APRIL 16, 2026 ALISON DES FORGES SYMPOSIUM
Peace and Justice in the Taiwan Strait
Thursday, 10 Capen Hall
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

APRIL 17, 2026 DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER
César F. Rosado Marzán (Iowa Law)

A Baseline of Decency: Social Capital, and The Moral Economy of Alt-labor and Worker Centers
Friday, 509 O’Brian Hall
Noon reception; 12:30 to 2p.m. Presentation
Option to attend via Zoom registration.


MAY 1, 2026 DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER

Joshua L. Cherniss  (Georgetown)
Friday, 509 O’Brian Hall
Noon Reception; 12:30 to 2p.m. Presentation
Option to attend via Zoom registration.

MAY 4, 2026 INTERDISCIPLINARY SPEAKER SERIES
Prison and Incarceration Research (PAIR)


JUNE 18, 2026  CONFERENCE

Mass Adjudication in a Changing Administrative State
Thursday, 509 O’Brian Hall
Program TBA
Faculty Organizer: John Harlan Giammatteo

JUNE 26, 2026  CONFERENCE
Boundaries Unbound: Private International Law of Employment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Location and Program TBA
Faculty Organizer: Theophilus Edwin Coleman


RECENT EVENTS SPRING 2026

FEBRUARY 2, 2026 INTERDISCIPLINARY SPEAKER SERIES
Prison and Incarceration Research (PAIR)

FEBRUARY 13, 2026 DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER
Veronica Rodriguez-Blanco  (University of Surrey)
The Politics of Civic Maturity vs. the Politics of Justice:
Reflecting on Bernard Williams’ Separation Thesis
Friday, 509 O’Brian Hall
Noon Reception; 12:30 to 2p.m. Presentation

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