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Fall 2016 | Law, Justice & Culture Certificate Courses

Fall 2016 | Law, Justice & Culture Certificate Courses

The Fall 2016 courses for the Law, Justice & Culture Certificate includes 14 courses, many of them addressing topics from today’s headlines. The following list includes course name, time, instructor and prerequisites. The certificate is offered by the Center for Law, Justice & Culture at Ohio University. AAS 3691 U.S. […]

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March 22, 2016 at 11:04 pmAnnouncements

Students Study Human Rights in Northern Ireland Over Spring Break

Students visit the Omagh bombing memorial site with Michael Gallagher, chairperson of the Omagh Self Help and Support Group. Gallagher advocates nationally and internationally for a public inquiry into the bombing.

This year, 16 students of various majors and academic years packed their bags and their passports to embark on a nine-day visit to Northern Ireland for ANTH 4620/5620: Human Rights, Law and Justice in Northern Ireland. The Center for Law, Justice and Culture just completed its fourth successful spring break study abroad […]

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March 15, 2016 at 9:02 pmNews

Creating Democracy and Challenging Corporate Rule, March 31

David Cobb

Several Ohio University departments have partnered to bring David Cobb to campus for a lecture on “Creating Democracy and Challenging Corporate Rule” on Thursday, March 31, at 5 p.m. in Scripps 111. Cobb, who will discuss the fundamental relation between people and government, is a lawyer and activist who has […]

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March 2, 2016 at 4:30 pmEvents

Ohio Innocence Project | Free Screening of ‘The Syndrome,’ April 1

Ohio Innocence Project | Free Screening of ‘The Syndrome,’ April 1

The Ohio Innocence Project and OIP-u at Ohio University hosts a free screening of the documentary The Syndrome on Friday, April 1, at 5 p.m. in Schoonover 145. A Q&A session with the filmmaker Susan Goldsmith and film subject Kathy Hyatt follows the screening. This event is free and open […]

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March 2, 2016 at 4:15 pmEvents

Liliana Segura | Advocacy Journalism in Response to Injustice, April 5

Liliana Segura

Liliana Segura of The Intercept delivers a public lecture on advocacy journalism with a focus on the criminal justice system on April 5 at 6 p.m. in Walter 145. Her lecture is on “Journalism, Justice, and the Myth of Objectivity.” In her own words, Segura will focus on her experience […]

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March 2, 2016 at 3:15 pmEvents

Mother-Daughter Team on Sustainable Food Movement Rising, March 23

Mother-Daughter Team on Sustainable Food Movement Rising, March 23

Sustainability Studies theme brings Frances and Anna Lappé, a mother-daughter team internationally renowned for their work on sustainable food systems, food justice and grassroots democracy, to Ohio University in March to discuss “The Sustainable Food Movement Rising.” The founders of the Small Planet Institute will discuss sustainable food systems in […]

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March 1, 2016 at 6:30 pmEvents

Musaraj Seeks Undergraduate Apprentice for Project on Postsocialist Albania

Dr. Smoki Musaraj, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, is seeking an undergraduate research apprentice for a project on “Tales from Albarado: Pyramid Firms and Ponzi Logics of Accumulation in Postsocialist Albania.” Currently enrolled Ohio University undergraduates from all colleges are invited to apply for the Research Apprenticeship Program. Administered by the […]

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February 23, 2016 at 10:34 amAnnouncements