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Professor
Charles Jennings was selected to
be part of Peekskill Mayor-elect Andre Rainey's volunteer
transition team to work with the city manager and department
heads to ensure the new administration can hit the ground running on
January 1.
Professor
Katie Gentile
won the Gradiva Award from the National
Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis for her recent book
The Business of Being Made: The Temporalities of
Reproductive Technologies (Routledge) in Psychoanalysis
and Culture.
Professor
Monica Varsanyi was recently invited
to participate in a research-focused convening of the American
Immigration Council in Washington to discuss how research can be used
to monitor the current Administration's approach to immigration
enforcement.
Doctoral student
Lidia Vasquez
and professors
Deborah Koetzle and Jeff Mellow were in El Salvador last week where they trained new prison staff on best practices
in case management as part of a project aimed at reducing
overcrowding.
Professor Maria D'Agostino in Public Management published Governing in a Global Wold: Women in Public Service
(Routledge).
Professor
James Mulvaney served as a judge for the prestigious International Labor Organization prizes
for journalism on labor migration.
The competition is sponsored by the United Nations in Geneva.
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Now
- February 2nd, 2018
1-5
PM or by appointment
Anya
and Andrew Shiva Galler
Rogues Gallery 1977 - 2017: 40 Year Retrospective of
Courtroom Art from Son of Sam to El Chapo showcases the work of
three award winning and nationally known illustrators: Aggie Kenny,
Richard Tomlinson and Elizabeth Williams.
January
18, 2018
7:30
PM
Gerald
W. Lynch Theater
Visceral Dance Chicago New York Tour - Visceral
Dance Chicago continues its fifth season with its first tour to New
York, highlighting new works from international choreographers and
dynamic returning company repertoire.
February
15th, 2018
6:00
PM
New
Building
2018 Justice Trailblazer Award Dinner Honoring Bill
Moyers - Please join John Jay College President Karol Mason and
The Crime Report as we proudly present The Justice Trailblazer Award
to Bill Moyers.
Purchase tickets here
For a complete listing of events, click here to visit
the calendar
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Freshmen
Show Off
Research at 10th Annual
First Year Student Showcase
On
December 7, John Jay freshmen gathered in the Student Dining Hall for
the 10th Annual First Year Student Showcase. The showcase is a
momentous opportunity for students to present their first research
projects conducted as college students. This year, the projects were
diverse in topic and medium, reflecting the various expertise and
research interests of John Jay's newest undergraduate class. Read more
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Bill Moyers Named the 2018 Justice Media Trailblazer
by John Jay College
of Criminal Justice
New
York, NY, December 1, 2017 - Bill Moyers, a legend in broadcast
journalism for four decades, has been selected as the 2018 Justice
Media Trailblazer, an award given annually by the John Jay College of
Criminal Justice and The Crime Report to honor individuals
in the media or media-related fields who have advanced national
understanding on the 21st-century challenges of criminal justice. Read more
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John Jay Students Participate in MSNBC's
"The Beat with Ari Melber" Thanksgiving Special
This
November, Ari Melber, legal analyst and host of MSNBC's show
"The Beat with Ari Melber," invited John Jay students from
the College's Pre-Law Institute to participate in a special
Thanksgiving edition. The show, which aired on November 24, focused
on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation into
potential collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia. Read more
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Five Years After Sandy, Professor
Leigh Graham Shares Lessons
From Research on Disaster Recovery
Five
years after Hurricane Sandy, Professor Leigh Graham has been featured
on PBS Newshour as well as CUNY TV to discuss the successes and
challenges of recovery efforts in New York City. Last year, Graham
co-published a report comparing the experiences of the Lower East
Side and the Rockaways after Sandy, two NYC areas significantly
impacted by the storm. Read more
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A Court Interpreting Internship
Gives Students an Opportunity
to Launch Their Careers
At
John Jay, students are on their way to launching their careers as
certified court interpreters through a new CUNY-wide internship that
was created in partnership with the New York State Unified Court
System. This semester, six John Jay Spanish-language students
participated in the internship and gained professional experience
interpreting. Read more
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At Planking Ceremony, John Jay College is Recognized
as a Member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Program
On
November 28, the John Jay College of Criminal Justice Auxiliary
University Detachment held its first planking ceremony in which
inductees were officially recognized as members of the U.S. Coast
Guard Auxiliary (USCG) program. Read more
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At Homecoming, John Jay Celebrates the End of a
Historic Year
On
November 28, John Jay's Homecoming drew hundreds of John Jay
students, alumni, faculty, staff, and fans to celebrate the end of an
incredibly successful year for the Bloodhounds.
Homecoming
has quickly become known on campus as one of the most fun athletic
events of the year and excited fans gathered for pre-game festivities
in the auxiliary gym before the first event of the evening, the
women's basketball game. Read more
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Diplomacy Lab Students
Go to DC to Present Research
Professor
Yuliya Zabyelina led a trip with POL
and ICJ students to Washington, DC, on Nov. 30 as part of the Diplomacy
Lab project run in collaboration with the Department of State.
Diplomacy Lab is a public-private partnership that enables the
Department of State to "course-source" research and
innovation related to foreign policy challenges by harnessing the
knowledge of students and faculty across the country. A team of five
students presented a 60-page report about armed actors to the
Department of State Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations
(CSO) on Dec. 1. The Washington trip was funded by the OAR.
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Children's Party
On
December 14, John Jay hosted its annual Children's Holiday Party! The
event, which first started over thirty years ago and is hosted in the
4th floor gymnasium, was open to families from neighborhood community
centers and other non-profit organizations across the city. Over six
hundred people attended to celebrate the holidays with games,
face-painting, dancing, and of course, gifts from Santa Claus. View all the photos here
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