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by Kristin Distel Eighteen high school juniors and seniors attended the Summer Law & Trial Institute, an immersive residential experience—including a mock trial—that directly addresses the complex legal challenges associated with social and economic inequality in Appalachian Ohio. At the same time, the program seeks to increase understanding of the […]

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture is accepting applications for two Program Assistants for the Summer Law & Trial Institute in July 2017. The application deadline for the positions is April 30. This is a paid position for the duration of the program. The Summer Law & Trial Institute is a […]

The 18 high school students of OHIO’s Summer Law and Trial Institute enjoyed a second week of experiential learning and meetings with faculty and local attorneys, culminating in an exciting mock trial in Athens County Court of Common Pleas Judge George P. McCarthy’s courtroom. While the first week of the […]

Eighteen high school juniors and seniors are attending Ohio University’s Summer Law and Trial Institute, an immersive residential program that seeks to increase understanding of law and its possibilities among high school students. This program, which runs July 10-22, is a new initiative developed by Larry Hayman (B.A. Political Science […]

By Nicole Rodriguez, ’16 March 31 was the international Transgender Day of Visibility, so it’s only appropriate that soon after, Dr. Kelli Chapman’s sociology of masculinity class was visited by a guest speaker that educated her class on transgender issues. Codie Stone holds a B.A. in sociology from Muskingum College, […]

Students for Law, Justice & Culture member Kaleb Carter wrote an engaging opinion piece on issues raised in Professor Sheila Bedi’s talk on mass incarceration last week. His comments appear in the Ohio University online student publication The New Political. When Sheila Bedi mentioned in her Baker Ballroom speech on […]

Dr. Charlie Morgan, Assistant Professor of Sociology, was quoted in a Guardian article on “Immigration Provisions Rolled Back in Utah.” Some of the key provisions of the immigration law that the state of Utah put in place in 2011 giving police powers to arrest people on suspicion of being in […]