Post Tagged with: "students for law justice and culture"

Olayemi Olurin has led several Learning Communities during her time at Ohio University, but this year she is mentoring freshmen interested in her own specialization: law. The Learning Community, called Law, Justice & Culture, boasts nearly 20 students in attendance and bolsters these students’ knowledge of law-related resources at Ohio […]

Because of the recent drilling boom, property owners may find it important to understand the status of their own interests in the minerals beneath their homes. Ohio University student Alena Klimas recently had the opportunity to work with a law firm that seeks to determine historical lines of ownership in […]

For many undergraduate students, the idea of pursuing an independent research project can be daunting. Substantial research is often something reserved for graduate school, but Ohio University has opportunities for undergraduates to conduct research and have that research funded. Funding for substantial undergraduate research comes from the Office of the […]

Students for Law, Justice & Culture, the student organization affiliated with the Center for Law, Justice & Culture, drove up to Marion Correctional Institution, a medium security prison north of Columbus, on Oct. 4 to learn about the prison’s progressive community center for inmates. The center, called LifeLine, is run […]

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture continues the “Critical Resistance to Mass Incarceration” series with a panel discussion on the challenges of life after incarceration on Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Baker 231 . “The growth of incarceration in the United States has led to a […]

By Erica King Ohio University students filled the Athena theater on Thursday, Sept. 11, to hear faculty members from the Center for Law, Justice and Culture talk about recent events in Ferguson, MO. Dr. Patricia Gunn, Associate Professor of African American Studies; Dr. Kelly Faust, Assistant Professor of Sociology-Criminology; and […]

Don’t be afraid to take the initiative, says Kyle Serrott, who interned last summer with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)’s Columbus office. To students hoping to gain experience in a similar setting in the future, Serrott says they should not be afraid to take initiative – what the staff in Sen. […]