CFP: University of Detroit Mercy Law Review Symposium on “The Past, Present, and Future of the City of Detroit”

The University of Detroit Mercy Law Review has posted a call for papers for its 100th Anniversary symposium on the past, present, and future of the City of Detroit. According to the call for papers:

Specific topics could include, but are not limited to:
    1. The Past
        o Civil rights and race relations
        o Labor law
        o Relationship between the City and the suburbs (or the rest of Michigan)
    2. The Present
        o The Impact of the Bankruptcy
        o Efforts to eradicate blight and abandoned buildings
        o Public Education in Detroit
    3. The Future
        o Impact of new developments on the future of Detroit
        o Relations between the City and the suburbs
        o The role of the law in developing new economic opportunities

I imagine that some of the suggested topics might appeals to readers of this blog, who might also have additional thoughts about the role of nonprofit institutions in the past, present, and future of Detroit.

The full call for papers for the University of Detroit Mercy Law Review Symposium is available here.

Brian L. Frye