Two attorneys appointed to Black Leadership panel
Christopher Burtley of Flint and Kathy Purnell of Kalamazoo have been appointed to the Black Leadership Advisory Council by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Burtley is an attorney with Barnes and Thornburg, LLP. He holds a bachelor of arts in international relations from Michigan State University’s James Madison College and a juris doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School. Burtley is reappointed to represent Black leadership in law and a member between the ages of 18-35 for a term commencing April 26, 2022 and expiring December 31, 2024.
Purnell is the principal and founding attorney of the Human/Civil Rights Law Center and senior coordinator of advocacy and intake for the Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan. She earned a bachelor of arts in government from Harvard University, a Ph.D. in government from Cornell University, and a juris doctor degree from the DePaul University College of Law. Dr. Purnell is reappointed to represent Black leadership in law and a member who is an immigrant or individual with expertise in immigration policy. She will serve for a term commencing April 26, 2022 and expiring December 31, 2024.
‘Pursuing Factual Consensus’ focus of Levin Center webinar May 19
The Levin Center at Wayne Law will offer a webinar on “Pursuing Factual Consensus: What Does ‘Truth’ Mean in the Public Square?” Thursday, May 19, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. via Zoom.
For the U.S. democratic system to work, public and private institutions, public officials, and citizens need to value facts and truthfulness. But recent years have witnessed mass disagreements over what is true and how to separate fact from fiction. The discussion “Pursuing Factual Consensus: What Does ‘Truth’ Mean in the Public Square?” will delve more deeply into how facts become established in the public mind and how truthfulness might be restored to public discourse.
Levin Center Director Jim Townsend will moderate the panel that will feature Jonathan Rauch, senior fellow, Brookings Institution; Marc Hetherington, professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Yanna Krupnikov, professor of Political Science, Stony Brook University
To register for the free online discussion, visit https://levin-center.org. Anyone with questions may email the Levin Center at Wayne Law at levincenter@ wayne.edu.
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