Networking in Lexington
2nd Friday of the Month
11:30am-1:00pm
November Topic: Women’s Superpower: Leadership
Sometimes one must engage in leadership, even when it’s not a formal part of one’s job description. In this informal discussion of leadership values, principles, and priorities, Dr. Jennifer Bird-Pollan will discuss how her career has evolved over the years to include a variety of leadership roles and opportunities, even while holding a law school faculty position with little formal leadership responsibility. As the Director of the University of Kentucky Women’s Executive Leadership Development Program, Jennifer has worked with many women to reflect on and craft their own leadership styles and goals. Jennifer will share the history of the program, its component parts, and a few WELD success stories as part of this session. We hope this will be interactive, and Jennifer will bring a few exercises for the group to engage in together, so come prepared with your questions and ready to get to know each other!
About Dr. Jennifer Bird-Pollan
Jennifer Bird-Pollan joined the Wayne State University Law faculty in 2024, after 14 years at the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law. Having earned her JD from Harvard Law School, her PhD in Philosophy from Vanderbilt University, and her BA in French and Philosophy from Penn State University, Professor Bird-Pollan is a nationally recognized expert in federal tax law, especially regarding matters of distributive justice, wealth transfer taxation, and international tax. Before joining the academy, Bird-Pollan worked in the Tax Department of the law firm of Ropes & Gray in Boston. In addition to the introductory course in Taxation, Professor Bird-Pollan has taught courses in Partnership Tax, Corporate Tax, Tax Policy, Estate & Gift Tax, International Tax, and Law & Literature. Before law school, she taught undergraduate philosophy courses at Vanderbilt University and Harvard College.
Professor Bird-Pollan’s research interests lie at the intersection of tax law and philosophy, with a particular focus on questions of fairness in the tax system. Her research has been published in the Boston College Law Review, the Pepperdine Law Review, the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics, and Public Policy, and the Wayne Law Review, among other journals. Professor Bird-Pollan received the 2023 University of Kentucky Great Teacher Award, a campus-wide award, as well as the 2017 UK College of Law Duncan Teaching Award. While at UK she served as the Chair of the UK University Senate, and the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the College of Law and served as Director of the Women’s Executive Leadership Development Program (WELD). Bird-Pollan was the 2014-2015 Fulbright Scholar at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and has also taught at Indiana University, Fordham University, and the University of Cologne. Professor Bird-Pollan is a Kentucky Colonel, a bourbon drinker, and a long-time Detroit Lions fan, not necessarily in that order.
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