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Sparks Honored With Ohio Innocence Project Award

Jada Sparks

Jada Sparks, a graduate student pursuing an M.A. in Law, Justice & Culture, was awarded the first-ever Dr. Donna Mayerson Student Leadership Award from the Ohio Innocence Project. In 2020, OIP announced the award was created to “honor and celebrate student leaders and their invaluable contributions to educating people in […]

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January 19, 2021 at 9:41 amAlumni News

Happy Beginnings | Certificate in Law, Justice & Culture Students Continue to LJC Master’s

Kristin Tate

Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Three OHIO students who began their path in Athens in the Center for Law, Justice & Culture will continue their education within law and society studies […]

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April 30, 2020 at 11:13 amNews

Pre-Law Day | Keynote by Alumnus Pierce Reed, Nov. 7-8

Pre-Law Day | Keynote by Alumnus Pierce Reed, Nov. 7-8

OHIO Pre-Law Day kicks off with a keynote address by alumnus Pierce J. Reed on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Baker Theater.  Reed serves as Program Director for Policy, Legislation, and Education at the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.  The […]

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October 17, 2019 at 9:29 amNews

Rescheduled: Wrongful Conviction Day | With Exoneree Raymond Towler, Oct. 30

Raymond Towler

Note: This event has been rescheduled for Oct. 30, 2019.  The Center for Law, Justice & Culture and the Ohio Innocence Project chapter of Ohio University (OIP-u), in conjunction with with the Ohio Innocence Project at University of Cincinnati College of Law, host exoneree Raymond Towler on the sixth annual […]

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October 1, 2019 at 4:45 pmEvents

Join Ohio University Chapter of Ohio Innocence Project-u on Sept. 18

Join Ohio University Chapter of Ohio Innocence Project-u on Sept. 18

The Ohio University Chapter of the Ohio Innocence Project-u will host its first meeting on Sept. 18 at 6 pm in Bentley Hall 120. OIP-u provides a way for undergraduate and graduate students to raise awareness to the issue of wrongful conviction through events, biweekly meetings, tabling, and fundraising. OIP-u […]

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September 1, 2019 at 7:45 pmEvents

High School Students Explore Access to Justice in Appalachia, Legal Profession

High School Students Explore Access to Justice in Appalachia, Legal Profession

Twenty high school students, primarily from Appalachian Ohio, were selected from among a pool of almost 80 applicants to attend the Center for Law, Justice & Culture‘s 2019 Summer Law & Trial Institute. The program is designed to enhance the students’ understanding of the law and American legal system, explore […]

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August 1, 2019 at 3:06 pmNews

Students Attend Ohio Innocence Project Conference, Network With Other Chapters

Students attend OIP-u Conference led by OHIO alum Pierce Reed

Six current Ohio University undergraduate and graduate students attended the Ohio Innocence Project and OIP-u 2019 Spring Conference in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 21-22. OIP-u is the undergraduate advocate network of the Ohio Innocence Project, a project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law that works to exonerate wrongfully […]

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March 5, 2019 at 11:29 amNews