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The Department of Criminology, Law and Society invites applicants for one Term Assistant Professor position to start January 2022. Desired areas of expertise include: intelligence studies; social inequality and crime; and writing-intensive instruction. Review of applications begins September 1, 2022.

Laurie O. Robinson, Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, retired at the end of the spring 2021 semester after nine years of exemplary service.

The Department of Criminology, Law and Society moves up to #10 in the US News & World Report's 2021 ranking of criminology programs in the U.S. In total, Mason has eight programs listed among the top 25 nationally, reflecting the university’s impact as one of the best institutions for advanced degrees.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) created this website as a resource for anti-racism education and support available to the Mason community. Education is one of our greatest tools in the fight for equity and justice. We must all be open to learning, to changing, to acknowledging our missteps and mistakes, in order to become engaged citizens and well-rounded scholars who are prepared to act.

Criminology, law and society faculty Mahmut Cengiz, Larry Guerin, and Andrew Novak received nominations for the 2019 Career Connection Faculty Award from University Career Services for their positive impact on students' career goals, employment plans, or graduate school preparation.