by Martha I. Fernandez
Features Editor
“Affirmative action: Taking a Second Look” will be the issue discussed by Renee L. Campbell, a ULV alumna, at the Honors program lecture Tuesday, March 28, at 11 a.m. in La Fetra Auditorium.
Campbell hopes to shed some light on this controversial issue. In her lecture, she plans to tackle the issues and controversies that arise with affirmative action.
“I hope to educate the students on the true issue,” said Campbell. “Affirmative action is a basic remedy to address racism. I just want to basically start dialogue, get students to have a better understanding of what the issues are around affirmative action,” she said.
As president of the California Association of Black Lawyers, she is tackling some of the affirmative action issues. Campbell has been active with the organization for about 12 years and became president last April.
The association has as its two main purposes to work with the governor to ensure more African Americans are appointed to the judiciary, reflecting demographics, and to work with the state legislature for laws to be sensitive to people of color, especially African Americans.
Campbell is a real estate and municipal law attorney. She also is a partner in Lewis, D’Amato Brisbois & Bisgaard law firm in Los Angeles.
Campbell graduated from La Verne as a political science major in 1977. She was president of ASF and the Black Student Union and chief photographer for the Campus Times.
After finishing her undergraduate work, she began her studies toward her Juris Doctor at UCLA and completed the program in 1980. At UCLA, Campbell began to get involved with affirmative action issues.
The Honors program lecture is held bi-annually and is coordinated by Dr. Andrea Labinger, chair of the program. The lecture is open to the public and questions will be answered following the presentation.
