The J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Symposium, is an expression of NMSU's land grant mission, which each year is devoted to an issue of concern to the state and region. In 2005, the College of Arts and Sciences at New Mexico State University established the J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Symposium (JPTSJS). The J. Paul Taylor Symposium is traditionally held in late March or early April, each year, to commemorate the birthday of civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. The symposia are designed to build upon existing university and community partnerships through reciprocal education, outreach and strategizing as part of NMSU’s land-grant mission. Each year scholars, students, community stakeholders and policy makers gather from across the state and region to explore, learn, and work together on strategies for reform and justice.

The NMSU College of Arts & Sciences is pleased to invite you to the 18th Annual J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Symposium on the NMSU campus on Wednesday, April 12th and Thursday, April 13th. This year’s theme is “Justice for Journalists.” Our keynote speaker will be Katherine Corcoran, former Associated Press Bureau Chief for Mexico and Central America. Ms. Corcoran led an award-winning team that broke major stories about cartel and state violence and abuse of authority in those regions. She is the author of the new book, In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a Cover-Up, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press (Bloomsbury, 2022), https://www.katherinecorcoran.com/books.

The symposium is free and open to the public. We hope you can join us as we celebrate the legacy of the Honorable J. Paul Taylor. The schedule and venue locations are listed below. Please feel free to distribute the poster (attached in two sizes via link below, print in landscape). The event will be face-to-face and will also have Zoom access.

Please register for the Zoom link here:
https://nmsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpceysrjspGtfspjW5FBNAp4Dsq7ywJL2T. Please direct any questions to Spencer Herrera at spencer@nmsu.edu.