A panel discussion on the social-capital disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact in exacerbating inequality. 

Moderators

• Athena D. Mutua, ClassCrits Vice President, University at Buffalo School of Law
• Thomas E. Kleven, ClassCrits Board Member, Thurgood Marshall School of Law

Presentations

• Thomas E. Kleven, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, “COVID-19: An Overview of Where We Stand”
• Alicia Ely Yamin, Harvard Law School, “When Misfortune Becomes (More) Injustice: Evolving Human Rights Struggles for Health and Social Equality in the COVID-19 Pandemic”
• Erika K. Wilson, University of North Carolina School of Law, “COVID-19, Racial Disparities & Educational Inequality”
• Emeka Duruigbo, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, “The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Africa’s Efforts to Develop and Unify”
• Emily A. Spieler, Northeastern University School of Law, “When ‘Essential’ Workers Work: Risks to Vulnerable People in the Midst of Dysfunction”
• Andrew Hammond, University of Florida Levin College of Law, “The COVID-19 Pandemic as Preview: The Welfare State’s Weaknesses amid the Climate Crisis”