Virtual Seminar Series

Affirmative Action in College
and University Admissions:

The Landscape after the
University of Michigan Cases

Thursday, July 24, 2003
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Presented in conjunction with KRM Information Services, Inc.

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Jonathan Alger is Assistant General Counsel and adjunct faculty member at the University of Michigan.  He coordinates the University’s work on the admissions lawsuits and related affirmative action matters, and also provides leadership in the areas of intellectual property, media and information law, and cyberspace legal issues.  He also teaches Higher Education Law for the Schools of Law and Education.  Mr. Alger previously served as chief counsel for the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in Washington, DC.  Prior to his service at AAUP, Mr. Alger worked as a senior attorney-advisor in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in Washington, where his work included policy development and coordination of cases involving affirmative action, racial and sexual harassment, and free speech issues.He began his legal career in the Labor and Employment Law Section at the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. He has written a variety of articles on higher education law, and given presentations on legal issues in higher education throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Germany, and the West Indies.  Mr. Alger is a graduate of Swarthmore College and Harvard Law School.  

Marvin Krislov is the vice president and general counsel of the University of Michigan where he also teaches law as an adjunct professor. Previously he was acting solicitor in the U.S. Department of Labor where he served as primary legal advisor to the Secretary of Labor and supervised litigation, legal enforcement, regulation and policy activities. He has also served as associate counsel in the Office of Counsel to the President, where he handled litigation and policy matters, many related to higher education, including affirmative action, information policy and immigration. A Rhodes Scholar, Mr. Krislov earned his doctor of laws degree from Yale Law School.

Michael Madden is the Managing Director of Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S. in Seattle, Washington, where his practice focuses on complex litigation involving health care providers, universities and research institutions. He is outside counsel to the University of Washington and is representing it in the Smith litigation, where the district court upheld the UOW law school's race conscious admission program as consistent with Bakke. Mike has previously spoken at NACUA programs on Affirmative Action litigation, faculty pay disputes, and litigation management. He is a graduate of Boston University School of Law and Clark University.

Elizabeth B. Meers’ practice focuses on the representation of educational institutions and other organizations, particularly in matters relating to federal grants and contracts.   Ms. Meers' practice for educational institutions and other clients focuses primarily on matters relating directly or indirectly to federal grants and contracts. She has represented education clients in resolving matters relating to sponsored research, student financial aid, compensatory and special education programs, and other federal grants and contracts. She has litigated against federal agencies as well as counseled clients on compliance with civil rights and other federal regulatory requirements. She has represented clients in matters affecting eligibility for federal funding, such as accreditation and state licensure. She has advised clients on new educational initiatives such as distance learning. Ms. Meers has also worked with clients in addressing the legal implications of the special mission of religious-affiliated higher education institutions. She is a graduate of Radcliffe College and the Georgetown University Law Center.