Oregon Law is honored to welcome Justin Driver, the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School, as the 2026 Derrick Bell Lecturer. Professor Driver teaches and writes in the field of constitutional law and is the author of The Fall of Affirmative Action: Race, the Supreme Court, and the Future of Higher Education.

The Derrick Bell Lecture honors Oregon Law’s first Black dean and renowned civil rights scholar, Derrick Bell, and features leading voices on race, law, and justice. Open to students, faculty, and the community.