Pre-debate panel examines justice system, immigration

Reihan Salam, executive editor of the National Review, speaks during the Educate the Vote panel held Sept. 26 in Bailey Hall. The rest of the panel, from left, are: Vesla Mae Weaver, associate professor of African-American studies and political science at Yale University; MarcA. Levin, director of the Center for Effective Justice at the Texas Policy Foundation; Gretchen Ritter '83, the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; and associate dean of the University of California, Riverside School of Public Policy. Panelists from across the political spectrum spoke passionately about immigration and incarceration reform Sept. 26 at Educate the Vote, a campus discussion immediately preceding the first U.S. presidential debate. Students and faculty packed Bailey Hall for the discussion structured around questions from students and alumni in the audience and watching live on CornellCast and moderated by Gretchen Ritter '83, the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.