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A Visit to Civil Rights Landmarks Renews Commitment to Social Justice
An excerpt from “A Visit to Civil Rights Landmarks Renews Commitment to Social Justice” from the Schar School of Policy and Government: What began as a road trip among colleagues to see important landmarks became a deeply moving—and motivating—journey into the heart of a nation’s darkness. Some 20 incarceration, jurisprudence, and healthcare academics and professionals—as…
Read MoreEpisode 58: Communities, Mental Health, and Jails with Niloofar Ramezani and Faye Taxman
In this episode we speak with Professors Niloofar Ramezani and Faye Taxman about their work on community and carceral health service availability. Niloofar is a professor in the Department of Statistics at George Mason University. She has served as a co-investigator for NIH grants focused on teaching science, motivation and addiction behavior. She is a two-time recipient of…
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