Past Events

The Criminology, Law and Society Student Association (CLSSA) invites members of the Mason Community to attend a Participatory Action Research Panel Discussion with academics, PAR experts, and community-based co-researchers. Please see flyer for more information and to RSVP.

On Racial Injustice and Restorative Action: A Conversation with Spencer Crew and Derrick Johnson moderated by Stefan Wheelock.” A virtual event sponsored by the GMU Center for Humanities Research, this discussion will celebrate the life and work of Mason’s preeminent public historian and former director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Spencer Crew. Dr. Crew and NAACP President Derrick Johnson will dialogue about the lessons we might learn from America’s racial past while offering strategies for restorative justice in an era of racial hostilities.

Please join the CLS team to learn more about our Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's (BAM) in Criminal Justice program. This session will review program eligibility, application requirements and process, and the transition into graduate school.

Members of the Anti-Racism Inclusive Excellence Taskforce, along with President Gregory Washington, invite your participation in the second of two virtual town hall meetings from 2:30 - 4:00 pm, Thursday, March 4.

Join us for the 2021 Mastrofski Lecture featuring Professor Rod K. Brunson for his talk on "Examining Racial Injustice in an Era of Over- and Under-Policing."

This panel discussion will examine the power of politics and protest as collaborative pathways in the pursuit of justice. This event features Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, consultant and former chair of the Maryland Democratic Party and Aja Clark, activist and social justice educator. Discussion will be moderated by Yevette Richards Jordan, faculty member in the Women and Gender Studies Program and the Department of History and Art History. Special meet and greet sessions will be available for students, staff, and faculty.  

Members of The Anti-Racism Inclusive Excellence Taskforce, along with President Gregory Washington, invite your participation in the first of two virtual town hall meetings from 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23.

Part of the Provost's Vision Series, Cynthia Lum, Professor of Criminology, Law and Society and director of the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, will discuss policing reform in the United States.