An emerging body of behavioral research demonstrates how humans rely heavily on stereotypes as mental shortcuts to make sense of the world around us. According to this research, people of all races often unconsciously use stereotypes to organize information by automatically sorting other people into categories – with ascribed meanings that often shape interactions with and decisions about those individuals. This CLE will expose listeners to research that sheds light on stereotypes and their real-world consequences, as well as identify possible workplace strategies for addressing such unconscious discrimination.

Professor Helen Norton joined the CU law faculty in 2007. She received 2008 and 2009 Excellence in Teaching Awards. Her interests include constitutional law, civil rights, and employment discrimination law. She holds a J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley, where she served as Associate Editor of the California Law Review, and a B.A. from Stanford, where she graduated with distinction.

Register by June 23, 2010, at www.cologaldviersity.org

$30 per participant

$15 for CCIE Pilotmembers, law students

(breakfast included)