Susette M. Talarico Lecture Thursday, April 11 2024, 2:30pm Memorial Hall Ballroom MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellow and University of Chicago sociologist Dr. Reuben Miller is the author of Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration, a “persuasive and essential” (Dr. Matthew Desmond) book that offers a “stunning, and deeply painful reckoning with our nation’s carceral system” (Heather Ann Thompson). As a chaplain at the Cook County Jail in Chicago and as a sociologist studying mass incarceration, he has spent years alongside prisoners, formerly incarcerated people, their families, and their friends to understand the lifelong burden that even a single arrest can entail. What his work reveals is a simple, if overlooked truth: life after incarceration is its own form of prison. Miller is an associate professor at the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice and a research professor at the American Bar Foundation. Before coming to Chicago, he was an assistant professor of social work at the University of Michigan, a faculty affiliate with the Populations Studies Center, the Program for Research on Black Americans, and the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies. He has been a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey; a fellow at New America and the Rockefeller Foundation; and a visiting scholar at the University of Texas at Austin and Dartmouth College. A native son of Chicago, he lives with his wife and children on the city’s South Side. The Susette M. Talarico Lecture, presented by the Criminal Justice Studies Program and the Criminal Justice Society, is hosted annually in memory of Dr. Talarico, a long-time director of the Criminal Justice Studies Program. With support from the Susette M. Talarico Fund, the Criminal Justice Society, the Departments of Political Science and Sociology, this lecture series has brought practitioners and scholars to campus to speak on a wide variety of current issues in criminal justice. The 2024 Susette M. Talarico Lecture is co-sponsored by the School of Public & International Affairs, Department of Political Science, Department of Sociology, Institute for African American Studies, School of Social Work, and the Law School. UGA Memorial Hall Ballroom is located at 101 Sanford Drive, Athens, GA 30602 Parking is available at Tate Deck and North Deck. Read more about Susette M. Talarico Lecture DR. REUBEN JONATHAN MILLER
Criminal Justice Studies Convocation Friday, May 10 2024, 10am - 12pm UGA Chapel Convocation will be held on May 10th at the UGA Chapel for students graduating in spring and summer of 2024. The ceremony will begin at 10:00, but we are asking students to arrive by 9:40 for a group photo in front of the Chapel. If you have any questions, please reach out to Caroline Bryson at caelch@uga.edu . Parking available at North Deck and downtown Athens. Students can RSVP here: https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6QBuRn1Gysd5g1M Read more about Criminal Justice Studies Convocation
Important Spring 2024 CJ dates Important CJ dates for spring 2024 January 16th: New Major Meeting at 5:00, Pinnacle Room in Baldwin Hall January 16th: CJ Society Meeting at 6:00, Room 307 in Baldwin Hall January 23rd: Intern Prep Meeting at 5:00, Pinnacle Room in Baldwin Hall February 13th: CJ Society Meeting at 6:00, Room 307 in Baldwin Hall February 27th: CJ Society Meeting at 6:00, Room 307 in Baldwin Hall March 11th: CJ Workshop, more information coming soon! Read more about Important Spring 2024 CJ dates
2023 Alumni Networking Event Friday, November 3 2023, 3pm Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall Students can register at this link by Monday, October 30th at 5pm: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcYe3zWELYFcp6is7zBcvrNUZ28kKO76Lx3mvMmno3G5mPRQ/viewform?usp=sharing Read more about 2023 Alumni Networking Event
Ten faculty members named Women’s Leadership Fellows Dr. Sarah Shannon, Director of Criminal Justice Studies, has been named a UGA Women's Leadership Fellow for 2023-2024. Read more about Ten faculty members named Women’s Leadership Fellows
Important Fall 2023 Dates CJ Major Application Deadline: August 25th at 10:00am New Major Orientation for newly admitted CJ majors: September 5th 5-6:00pm Baldwin Hall, Room 264 CJ Society Meeting: September 5th 6-7:00pm Baldwin Hall, Pinnacle Room Intern Preparation Meeting: September 12th 5-6:00pm Baldwin Hall, Room 264 CJ Society Meeting: September 19th 6-7:00pm Read more about Important Fall 2023 Dates
Susan B. Haire Head of Department of Political Science Professor of Political Science Susan Haire is Professor of Political Science and Head of the Department of Political Science. Prior to receiving her PhD in political science from the University of South Carolina, she earned a bachelor’s degree from UGA and an MPA from the University of West Florida. Dr. Haire joined UGA’s Department of Political Science in 1995 where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on American courts, gender, and research methods. Her research examines policy making in the US Courts of Appeals with a focus on judicial diversity. Education Education: Ph.D., University of South Carolina 1993, Political Science M.P.A., University of West Florida 1985 B.A, University of Georgia 1982, Political Science Courses Taught Courses Regularly Taught: POLS/SOCI 3700 Read more about Susan B. Haire
Bobby Jo Otto Lecturer Education Education: Ph.D., Sociology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 2014. M.A., Applied Sociology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, 2006. B.A., Sociology, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois, 2003. Read more about Bobby Jo Otto
Talarico Public Service Leadership Award Read more about Talarico Public Service Leadership Award Each year the program awards the Susette M. Talarico Public Service Leadership Award to the student who has shown exemplary service to the community and on campus during their time in the program. This year, we had such excellent applicants that we awarded a winner and two honorable mentions! This year’s winner and honorable mentions demonstrate inclusive excellence in addition to public service leadership.
