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Applications Open for Fall 2019 Inside-Out Prison Exchange Course

The UO School of Law Conflict & Dispute Resolution Program is now accepting applications for Fall Term 2019 enrollment in its undergraduate Inside-Out Prison Exchange Course!

The course aims to facilitate critical and engaging discussion about the principles and practices of Restorative Justice. Through course dialogues and activities students will explore the needs and roles of victims, offenders, communities, and justice systems, as well as outline the principles and values of Restorative Justice.

Using the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program model, this course will include both “inside” (students inside OSP) and “outside” students (students at UO). This course will take place at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem.

More information about the program, including course times and contact information, can be found in the application. Click here for the application.

Applications due by 4:00 p.m. May 8 (Interviews to be held on May 15)

Event: The Water We Eat: Law, Policy, and Our Collective Food Systems

April 12, 2018 / Kris Katkus / Comments Off

Monday, April 23 at 12:00pm
Museum of Natural and Cultural History
1680 E 15th Avenue, Eugene, OR

In honor of Earth Week, join the MNCH Ambassadors and the Good Food Group for a talk from UO Law professor Adell Amos. Dean Amos will explore the ways water law and policy impact the greater food system. Food from Cafe Yumm provided by the Environmental and Natural Resource Law Center. Free and open to all UO students and staff.

More information here!

Legal Studies Minor Info Session May 23rd

May 8, 2017 / Kris Katkus / Comments Off

3:00 pm
Tuesday, May 23rd
142 Knight Law Center

It’s official! The Undergraduate Legal Studies Minor is here! Come to this info session to learn about the opportunities available to enhance your degree with studies in legal issues. Michael Musheno, Law Professor and Director of Legal Studies at UO, will present.

The Legal Studies minor examines how law shapes and is shaped by society. It combines the analytical tools associated with legal scholarship with elements of a liberal arts education by engaging the well-developed field of law and society in order to inform students’ thinking about law’s power and the potential for social change.

More information about the minor can be found here.

23rd Annual CAER Conference: “Wisdom in Water: Protecting a Universal Right.”

April 5, 2017 / Kris Katkus / Comments Off

Coalition Against Environmental Racism, University of Oregon student organization committed to bridging the gap between the struggle for social and environmental equality, will be hosting their 23rd annual conference on April 8th. This year’s theme is, “Wisdom in Water: Protecting a Universal Right.” The group explains that the theme this year is centered around water due to the recent struggles the state of Oregon and the nation face in regards to clean water and access.

Those interested in attending the conference can RSVP here, or learn more about the conference by visiting the Facebook event page here.

Winter 2017 Ethnic Studies Courses Available

November 29, 2016 / Kris Katkus / Comments Off

The Department of Ethnic Studies is offering a variety of courses relating to legal issues and current events. Many of these courses provide general education credit and can provide valuable context to students considering a legal education.

ES 199 Race, Ethics, Justice
Alai Reyes-Santos | MW, 2-3:20
Lower division seminar examines critically examines and responds to the notions of justice that emerge from various racial formation projects, drawing upon an interdisciplinary humanities curriculum.

ES 352 Social Equality & Criminal Justice
Michael Hames-Garcia | MW, 4-5:20
Acquaints students with critical issues related to social justice and equality as they pertain to the history and present state of the U.S. criminal justice system, including the history of criminal codes, policing, and imprisonment as well as current debates. Fulfills Social Science group credit and Identity, Pluralism & Tolerance credit. Continue reading

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