Schedule of Events

Chapel Hill, Raleigh & Durham, NC

A self-directed day of law school tours and historical sites across Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and Durham. Participants are responsible for their own transportation — carpooling encouraged.

1. 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law Tour

   Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, 160 Ridge Road, Chapel Hill, NC

2. 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM

   Travel to Campbell Law School (Raleigh)

   Chapel Hill to Raleigh — approx. 35–45 min drive (~28 miles)

3. 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

   Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law Tour (Raleigh)

   225 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC

4. 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM

   Travel to Wake County Courthouse (Raleigh)

   Within downtown Raleigh — approx. 5–10 min (~1 mile)

5. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

   Wake County Courthouse Tour & Q&A with a Judge (Raleigh)

   Wake County Courthouse, Raleigh, NC 27601

6. 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM

   Walk to Morgan Street Food Hall (Raleigh)

   Approx. 0.4 miles / 8–10 min walk

7. 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

   Lunch On Your Own with Fellow Aspiring Lawyers (Raleigh)

   Morgan Street Food Hall, Raleigh — roughly 20 local vendors including Raleigh Rolls, Sassool, Cousins Maine Lobster, The Broth, Wicked Taco, Iyla's Southern Kitchen, Cow Bar, Buena Papa Fry Bar, MKG Kitchen, and Oak City Fish & Chips

8. 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM

   Travel to Duke University School of Law (Durham)

   Raleigh to Durham — approx. 35–45 min drive (~28 miles)

9. 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

   Duke University School of Law Tour (Durham)

   210 Science Drive, Durham, NC

10. 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

    Travel to North Carolina Central University School of Law (Durham)

    Duke to NCCU — approx. 10–15 min drive (~4 miles) via the Durham Freeway (NC-147 South)

11. 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

    North Carolina Central University School of Law Tour (Durham)

    150 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC

12. 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

    Dinner Break on Your Own (Durham)

    Enjoy dinner near campus or along your route back to your hotel

North Carolina Central University Student Center, Durham, NC

Complimentary shuttle service runs between the designated parking lot and the NCCU Student Center throughout the day.

1. 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM

   Tour of North Carolina Central University / School of Law

   Meet outside the NCCU Student Center

2. 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

   Registration

   NCCU Student Center

3. 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

   Mock Law School Class at an HBCU Law School

   Professor TBA — NCCU Student Center

4. 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

   Welcome Ceremony & Opening Keynote Session

   NCCU Student Center

5. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

   Lunch Break + One-on-One Pre-Law Advising Sessions

   Focused 15-minute conversations with law students, attorneys, and admissions professionals (space is limited). NCCU Student Center — fast food options available on-site (pay on your own)

6. 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

   LAW EXPO

   NCCU Student Center

7. 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

   Break

   NCCU Student Center

8. 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

   Mock Law School Admissions Committee Exercise

   A closed-door insider look at how admissions officers think in making difficult selection decisions. NCCU Student Center

9. 6:30 PM – 6:45 PM

   Break

   NCCU Student Center

10. 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM

    HBCU Law School Deans Showcase

    Featuring current HBCU law school deans and honored guests — North Carolina Central University

11. 7:45 PM – 8:30 PM

    Travel to The Varsity Theatre, Chapel Hill

    Approximately a 20-minute drive — 123 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

12. 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM

    HBCU Premier Film Screenings: "Becoming Black Lawyers" and "Mr. Advocate"

    The Varsity Theatre, Chapel Hill — HBCU premieres by HBCU graduate filmmakers and lawyers, plus a special excerpt from Bar Daddy

North Carolina Central University Student Center, Durham, NC

Complimentary shuttle service runs between the designated parking lot and the NCCU Student Center throughout the day.

1. 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM

   Registration / Check-In

   NCCU Student Center

2. 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

   Admission Strategy Lab (Q&A and Hot Seats)

   Premium registrants only — NCCU Student Center

3. 9:00 AM – 11:05 AM

   Saturday Opening Keynote Session

   An inspiring morning featuring distinguished attorneys, legal educators, judicial leaders, and law student leaders

4. 11:05 AM – 11:15 AM

   Break

   NCCU Student Center

5. 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

   Legal Education Pipeline Programs Panel Discussion

   Pathways and Promise: How pipeline programs help you get into and succeed in law school

6. 12:15 PM – 12:30 PM

   Break

   NCCU Student Center

7. 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

   Financing Legal Education & Assessing Return on Investment Panel

   Funding your law school future: scholarships, student loans, and smart strategies for a changing financial aid landscape

8. 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

   Lunch Break + One-on-One Pre-Law Advising Sessions

   Focused 15-minute conversations with law students, attorneys, and admissions professionals (space is limited). Fast food options available on-site (pay on your own)

9. 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

   The Law Student Experience Panel Discussion

   Making the transition into law school and succeeding while there — HBCU to PWI and vice versa, culture shock, and academic success

10. 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM

    Break

    NCCU Student Center

11. 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

    Career Plans & Success Strategies Panel Discussion

    The future of legal work: finding jobs, creating opportunities, and lawyering in the age of AI

12. 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM

    Break

    NCCU Student Center

13. 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

    Legal Career Advisement Small Group Conversations with Attorneys

    Sign-up required as space is limited — NCCU Student Center

14. 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM

    Transition Break

    NCCU Student Center

15. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

    The National HBCU Pre-Law Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Awards Presentation and Aspiring Lawyers Pinning Ceremony

    NCCU Student Center, Event Hall, Durham, NC — concludes promptly at 8:30 PM

16. 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM

    Networking Mixer Reception — Ticketed Event

    Location to be announced — Premium and by invitation only

Durham and Raleigh, NC

This is a free tour open to anyone. It is not a formal bus tour and transportation is not provided — participants may drive together or use ride-share apps.

1. 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM

   Brunch at Dame's Chicken & Waffles (Durham)

   455 S Driver St, Durham, NC 27703 — a beloved Durham-founded Black-owned institution

2. 11:15 AM – 11:25 AM

   Drive to Hayti Heritage Center (Durham)

   Approx. 2–3 miles / 8–12 min

3. 11:30 AM – 11:55 AM

   Hayti Heritage Center — exterior/context stop (Durham)

   804 Old Fayetteville St — housed in historic St. Joseph's AME Church (1891), the cultural anchor of the Hayti community. Closed Sunday; exterior interpretation only

4. 11:55 AM – 12:05 PM

   Drive to Black Wall Street / Parrish Street (Durham)

   Approx. 2–3 miles / 8–12 min

5. 12:05 PM – 12:35 PM

   Black Wall Street / Parrish Street + NC Mutual context (Durham)

   Four blocks that once housed the nation's densest cluster of Black-owned banks and businesses, anchored by North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company (1898)

6. 12:35 PM – 12:40 PM

   Walk to Carolina Theatre (Durham)

   Approx. 0.2 miles / 3–5 min

7. 12:40 PM – 12:50 PM

   Carolina Theatre (Durham)

   309 W Morgan St — site of sustained 1963 civil rights sit-ins and one of the first Durham venues to integrate

8. 12:50 PM – 12:55 PM

   Walk to Durham Civil Rights Mural (Durham)

   Approx. 0.1 miles / 2–3 min

9. 12:55 PM – 1:05 PM

   Durham Civil Rights Mural (Durham)

   301 W Morgan St (Durham Convention Center) — depicting Durham's sit-ins, leaders, and desegregation movement

10. 1:05 PM – 1:15 PM

    Drive to Pauli Murray Center (Durham)

    Approx. 1.5 miles / 8–12 min

11. 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

    Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice (Durham)

    906 Carroll St — restored childhood home of Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, civil rights attorney and legal scholar. A National Historic Landmark; private Sunday tours must be arranged in advance

12. 2:15 PM – 3:05 PM

    Drive to Raleigh — Pope House Museum

    Approx. 25–30 miles / 40–50 min

13. 3:05 PM – 3:50 PM

    Pope House Museum (Raleigh)

    511 S Wilmington St — the 1901 home of Dr. Manassa Thomas Pope and the only African American house museum in North Carolina. Open Sundays 1–4 PM; free admission

14. 3:50 PM – 4:00 PM

    Drive to John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)

    Approx. 1 mile / 5–8 min

15. 4:00 PM – 4:25 PM

    John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)

    505 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd — named for John Chavis, pioneering educator and the first African American to attend Princeton

16. 4:25 PM – 4:40 PM

    Drive to St. Agnes Hospital Ruins (Raleigh)

    Approx. 2–3 miles / 8–12 min

17. 4:40 PM – 5:10 PM

    St. Agnes Hospital Ruins at Saint Augustine's University (Raleigh)

    1315 Oakwood Ave — ruins of St. Agnes Hospital and Nursing School (1896–1961), long the only hospital between Washington, D.C. and New Orleans equipped for major surgery on Black patients

18. 5:10 PM – 5:20 PM

    Drive to Shaw University (Raleigh)

    Approx. 1.5 miles / 5–8 min

19. 5:20 PM – 5:40 PM

    Shaw University — Estey Hall and SNCC founding history (Raleigh)

    118 E South St — founded 1865, the oldest HBCU in the South and birthplace of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

20. 5:40 PM – 5:55 PM

    Drive to Historic Oberlin Village (Raleigh)

    Approx. 5 miles / 12–15 min

21. 5:55 PM – 6:35 PM

    Historic Oberlin Village walking tour (Raleigh)

    Oberlin Rd — one of the largest intact Freedmen's villages in the South, including the Latta House site and Oberlin Cemetery

22. 6:35 PM – 6:45 PM

    Drive to North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh)

    Approx. 2–3 miles / 8–12 min

23. 6:45 PM – 7:00 PM

    African American History Monument at the North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh)

    1 E Edenton St — the first Capitol grounds monument honoring the African American experience in North Carolina

24. 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM

    Walk to North Carolina Freedom Park (Raleigh)

    Less than 0.3 miles

25. 7:05 PM – 7:30 PM

    North Carolina Freedom Park (Raleigh)

    Corner of Lane & Wilmington Streets — North Carolina's first monument to the African American freedom struggle, featuring the Beacon of Freedom

26. 7:30 PM

    Return / Depart (Raleigh)