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Outstanding Leaders Celebrated at 2016 Justice Awards
Ceremony
 The 2016 John Jay
Justice Awards ceremony held on March 3 was a celebration of five
individuals who have shown themselves to be "true champions of
justice," and the honorees who were cited for outstanding
leadership in the pursuit of justice were lauded with repeated ovations
from a packed house in the College's Gerald W. Lynch Theater. Read More
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College Salutes 'Champions of
Justice'
 "We are pinning our
hopes on you for our city, our country, and our future."
With these
words, President Jeremy Travis on Feb. 23 saluted scores of
undergraduate and graduate students who have been the recipients of
funded scholarships and fellowships over the past year, along with the
donors whose generosity helps support the students' achievement.
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New Courses
& Old Favorites on Tap for Summer Session
'16
 Got plans for the summer?
Why not explore the hot topics and cool courses at John Jay College of
Criminal Justice?
John Jay College
is once again offering students the chance to accelerate their
education, catch up on needed credits, and explore innovative courses
in a compact, user-friendly format. Summer courses begin May 31, and
are being offered in three-week, five-week and eight-week sessions. Read More
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Professor
Dreisinger Captures a World of Incarceration in New
Book
 Associate Professor Baz
Dreisinger is among the John Jay faculty members whose academic work
goes far beyond the classroom. In addition to her post in the
English department, Dreisinger is an author, critic, radio producer,
documentarian and the founder and academic director of John Jay's celebrated
Prison-to-College Pipeline program. Read More
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Reporting on Parole, Sex Crimes Tops 2016 Journalism
Awards
John Jay
College's Center on Media, Crime and Justice presented its annual
Awards for Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting four investigative
journalists whose work exposed the workings of parole boards nationwide
and one state's erratic prosecution of sex crimes. Read More
Click here to view the event photo
gallery.
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President
Travis (r.) is joined by CMCJ director Stephen Handelman, M.C. Bob
Herbert, and award winners George Pawalzayk and Beth Hundsdorfer.
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Joseph Giacalone (Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration)
is host of a new radio show, "Crime Talk," that airs on
Suffolk County's WRCN (103.9 FM) every Saturday at 5:30 P.M. Giacalone,
a highly decorated former New York City police sergeant, began the new
program on March 12 with guest Dr. Michael Baden, forensic pathologist
and former New York City Chief Medical Examiner.
Johanna Whitton
(Theater & Event Support Services) was a discussant at a Feb. 28
symposium co-sponsored by the CUNY Dance Initiative and Dance/NYC.
Whitton, Managing Director of the Gerald W. Lynch Theater, participated
in a workshop and discussion on "Building New and Non-Traditional
Dance Audiences."
Baz Dreisinger (English) was a guest on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show on
March 10 to discuss "What Would a Humane Jail Look Like?"
Dreisinger's latest book is Incarceration Nations: A Journey to Justice
in Prisons Around the World (Other Press, 2016).
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David Shapiro (Public Management), Deputy Director of the Advanced
Certificate Program in Forensic Accounting, has had his op-ed, "Why Apple hack is a bad idea,"
published by CNBC. In the commentary, Shapiro examines Apple's
opposition to a recent federal court order to help the FBI unlock an
iPhone used by one of the attackers in the Dec. 2, 2015, shooting in
San Bernardino, Calif., in which 22 people were killed. Adam Wandt
(Public Management) also discussed the FBI's iPhone hack order on NPR's All Tech Considered.
Jane Katz (Health and Physical Education) has
been named recipient of the 2016 Judge G. Harold Martin Award by the
International Swimming Hall of Fame. The award recognizes "long
and exceptional leadership, insight and dedication to the water safety
of children and the cause of making Every Child A Swimmer."
Silvia Mazzula (Psychology) is co-Principal Investigator on a one-year,
$460,000 grant to document "Contextual and Ethnic Diversity
Factors in Children's Responses to 9/11." The grant is funded
through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
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Book Talk: One Righteous Man - Samuel Battle and the
Shattering of the Color Line in New York.
Arthur Browne,
editorial page editor, New York Daily News.
(Part of the
"Bridging the Divide: Re-imagining Police-Community
Relations" series.)
Presented by the
Office for Advancement of Research.
Staged Reading: "Mary and Eleanor."
A Women's
Herstory Month event, presented by the Department of Human Resources.
Lecture Hall,
Room L.63 NB
Spring 2016 Job & Internship Fair.
Presented by the
Office of Career Development Services.
Professional
attire required.
Public Safety Day - Raising Awareness
Presented by the
Office of Public Safety
Youth and Policing Panel: Educating for Justice.
A discussion
with John Jay students and Dr. Lenora Fulani.
(Part of the
"Bridging the Divide: Re-imagining Police-Community
Relations" series.)
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Sociology Talks: America the Punitive? On the Social Roots
of Mass Incarceration and the New Jim Crow.
David Garland,
Arthur T. Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Professor of Sociology, NYU.
Student Dining
Hall East, NB
Panel Discussion & Reception: Powers, Duties &
Career Opportunities
with the Office of the State Attorney General.
Sponsored by the
Pre Law Institute and the Department of External Affairs.
EcoCinema Café Film Festival: A Marathon of Award-Winning
Films.
Click here for more information and schedule.
Twilight: Los Angeles 1992.
A play by Anna
Deavere Smith, directed by Lorraine Moller.
Tickets
available in the Department of Communication & Theatre Arts, Room
3144 N, weekdays 10 AM - 4 PM.
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