Universities Plan Fall Initiatives to Address Systemic Racism and Police Brutality

by Sarah Wood | June 12, 2020 As protests continue across the nation after the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and oth Read more

Seeking Justice: Innocence Project Works to Exonerate the Wrongly Convicted

by Sarah Wood | April 21, 2020
Founded in 1992 by Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck at Cardozo School of Law, the Innocence Proje [...] Read more

“Just Mercy” is a Realistic Portrayal of the Problems in the Criminal Justice System, Say Scholars

by Sara Weissman | February 6, 2020
In an early scene in the film, "Just Mercy," death row inmate Walter “Johnny D.” McMillian, [...] Read more

Interim Sheriff Offered to Complete College Degree Within a Year to Meet County Requirement

by Sarah Wood | November 20, 2019
This month, Cuyahoga County voted in favor of requiring a sheriff to hold either a four-year de [...] Read more

Pitt Urban Education Forum Explores Disrupting School-to-Prison Pipeline

| August 12, 2019
Using education and activism to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline is an ongoing battle that [...] Read more

Pitt Urban Education Forum Dissects School-to-Prison Pipeline

| July 18, 2019
Using education and activism to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline is an ongoing battle that [...] Read more

NYPD Partners with John Jay College to Help Diversify the Police Force

by Lois Elfman | May 30, 2019
This week marked the first graduating class of the APPLE (Academic Preparation Program for Law [...] Read more

Wrongfully Sentenced Georgetown Alumnus Receives Marshall Scholarship

by Monica Levitan | December 4, 2018
Brian Ferguson, a recent graduate from Georgetown University who was once wrongfully sentenced [...] Read more

UHD Students Support Houston Police as Translators

by Monica Levitan | August 2, 2018
In the fourth-largest city in the United States, students at the University of Houston-Downtown [...] Read more

The Hate U Give

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | April 23, 2018
It takes only one person to change the trajectory of youth of color and invest in them when the [...] Read more

The Fight for Tenure: An Uphill Battle for Minoritized Faculty

Recorded on July 1, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

Recorded on June 19, 2020

College Athletics After COVID-19; What is the Impact? What Are the Ramifications?

Recorded on May 27, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America—
What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

College Athletics After COVID-19;
What is the Impact?
What Are the Ramifications?