The Justice Studies Institute (JSI) works to advance interdisciplinary examination and collaboration on justice-based issues at St. Thomas Aquinas College and in the broader community.
WHO:
Housed in the School of Arts & Social Sciences (SASS), JSI is composed of a mix of faculty members from across SASS, bringing together a multifaceted disciplinary background to the Institute.
WHAT:
JSI seeks to foster a unique space for academic conversations with STAC students and the broad community on critical social issues. Through a range of panels, invited guest speakers, sponsored film screenings, and topic-based discussions, the Institute aims to be at the forefront of community discussions in Rockland County and to cultivate the citizenship of STAC students and community members.
WHY:
It is imperative that SASS take the lead in bringing national discussions on a range of justice issues to the STAC community, and make critical links between these national conversations and local issues right here in Rockland County.
For more information, contact: JSI@STAC.edu
Director:
Heath Bowen
Associate Professor of History, Dean of the School of Arts and Social Sciences
hbowen@stac.edu
845-398-4380
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Neerja Chaturvedi
Professor of History
Ellen Chayet
Professor of Criminal Justice
Donald Johnson
Associate Professor of Physics
Craig Martin
Professor of Religious Studies
Stacy Sewell
Professor of History and Assistant Dean of the School of Arts & Social Sciences