Journal RGE

SYMPOSIUM DATE: Thursday, March 18, 2027
Online via Zoom

The Touro Law Center Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity (JRGE) is pleased to announce its 2027 online symposium, Closing the Wealth Gap: Legal Solutions for Economic Justice, to be held via Zoom on Thursday,  March 18, 2027.

The symposium will explore the legal, social, and economic forces that shape wealth creation, economic mobility, and financial security. Through scholarship and interdisciplinary dialogue, the event will examine innovative legal and policy solutions to persistent wealth disparities and the structural barriers that limit economic opportunity.

Topics of interest include wealth inequality; racial and gender wealth gaps; employment and labor law; wage inequality; workplace discrimination; housing and homeownership; consumer protection; access to capital and entrepreneurship; banking and financial inclusion; taxation and wealth transfer; bankruptcy; education and student debt; healthcare and economic security; disability and economic justice; immigration and economic mobility; environmental justice; artificial intelligence and the future of work; the gig economy; employee benefits; retirement security; paid family and medical leave; childcare and caregiving; economic barriers facing veterans, individuals with disabilities, and formerly incarcerated persons; and federal, state, or local initiatives designed to promote economic opportunity and reduce systemic inequality.

The symposium will also explore how race, gender, ethnicity, disability, age, immigration status, geography, and other intersecting identities shape access to economic opportunity. By examining the roles of legal institutions, public policy, and private actors in wealth accumulation and economic justice, the symposium aims to foster meaningful dialogue about the legal reforms necessary to build a more equitable economy.

The Journal looks forward to bringing together legal scholars, practitioners, policymakers, economists, sociologists, business leaders, and advocates to discuss the law's capacity to promote economic justice, expand opportunity, and foster long-term financial security.

For additional information, please contact tlcjrge@student.touro.edu.