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Empowering Advocates to Combat Antisemitism in K-12 and Campus (CEU)

Featuring Corena G. Larimer, Scott Melton

Mar 17, 2:45pm-4:00pm ET Student Leadership Track The Esta Epstein Education Track
Antisemitism in schools and on campus remains a persistent issue, and confronting it effectively requires knowledge of legal protections paired with decisive, practical advocacy strategies. Gain a clear understanding of Title VI and Title VII protections and learn how to leverage these laws to advocate for Jewish students, staff and faculty facing discrimination and harassment. The panel will empower you with concrete, actionable steps for engaging directly with school and campus leaders, board members, and district administrators to demand accountability and change. Explore how antisemitism appears in educational environments, from curriculum bias to hostile classroom climates, and develop proactive prevention strategies and effective response frameworks to advocate decisively and safeguard all those operating within the educational ecosystem.

Speakers

Corena G. Larimer

Senior National Litigation Counsel, ADL

Corena G. Larimer joined ADL in 2024, leveraging her experience navigating complex legal issues in high-stakes litigation and regulated industries to expand ADL’s litigation practice. As ADL’s Senior Counsel for National Litigation, Corena is instrumental in the organization’s litigation efforts combatting hate and antisemitism in schools, including providing pro bono legal assistance to students and families through the ADL Legal Action Network with a consortium of partnering law firms. She also manages to ADL’s growing portfolio of litigation to hold businesses and organizations accountable in court for discriminatory business and employment practices.

Prior to joining ADL, Corena developed a deep expertise in the life sciences industry as in-house and outside litigation counsel, playing significant roles in trial, regulatory, briefing, litigation coordination, and product launch teams. She has handled all phases of civil litigation and earned recognition for her expertise in complex legal analysis and briefing. She has also served as amicus counsel to national and state healthcare professional associations in appeals with industry-wide impact. She graduated from Oberlin College and earned her law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

Scott Melton

ADL, Education Director, Advocacy