Dear LSJ Alumni Community:
As you can imagine, the 2020-21 academic year did not look much like anything that has come before – and we fervently hope that it will not be repeated! Still, I am delighted to report that many wonderful events and activities transpired despite all the challenges that our students, staff, alumni and faculty faced.
Most importantly, our students continued to show up, lean in, and think hard about the challenges that we present to them in the classroom. Although the… Read more
By Katie Pattenaude, LSJ Student Communications Assistant
Local, survivor-led anti-violence organization Collective Justice believes that we should be bold in our imagination about the communities we would like to create.
Since 2013, Collective Justice (CJ) led by LSJ alum Martina Kartman has provided an organizational framework for restorative and transformative justice programs involving incarcerated people, survivors of harm, and communities.
Collective Justice originated as an… Read more
One undergraduate course. Sometimes that’s all it takes to change a student’s path. To change their life goals. And then to change the lives of others. For Anthony Stokes, that class was LSJ 200: Introduction to Law, Societies, and Justice.
Stokes, who graduates this month with a double major in law, societies & justice (LSJ) and political science, planned to major in business at the UW. But LSJ 200, in the… Read more
By LSJ Student Communications Assistant, Katie Pattenaude
If one thing has been made clear during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is the stark socioeconomic disparity that exists in our current system and its subsequent impact on health outcomes.
People living unsheltered have been left particularly vulnerable during this pandemic. With some services closed, many individuals have not been able to access the support they need.
This gap in care required a creative solution. This is where a new… Read more
By Katie Pattenaude, LSJ Student Communications Assistant
This January, LSJ Professor Steve Herbert released his new podcast, Making Amends. Featuring six men incarcerated at the Oregon State Penitentiary, this series explores atonement, accountability, and justice in the age of mass incarceration.
Making Amends was, in part, inspired by the extensive interviews Herbert conducted with lifers and prison staff for his 2019 book, Too Easy to Keep: Life Sentenced Prisoners and the Future of Mass… Read more