Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Women Behind Bars: The Voices of Oklahoma’s Incarcerated Women and their Children
September 20, 2011
Thurman J. White Forum
Directed by an OU graduate student, “Women Behind Bars” was inspired by the research of Dr. Susan Sharp, a women’s studies professor and CLS faculty fellow. Sharp has intensely studied the issues surrounding Oklahoma’s female inmate population.
A panel discussion followed the film screening, featuring Amina Benalioulhaj, film director; Mike Connelly, former Administrator of the Evaluation and Analysis Unit, Oklahoma Department of Corrections; Dr. Sharp; Laura J. Pitman, Deputy Director, Female Offender Operations, Oklahoma Department of Corrections; and Sheila Harbert, Chief Community Outreach Officer, Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma.
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Homecoming Tailgate Party
October 22, 2011
McCarter Hall lawn
In conjunction with the homecoming football game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders, CLS hosted a tailgate party for alumni, students, faculty, staff and their families.
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Feaver-MacMinn Seminar - “The Supreme Court: The Legacy of Holmes and Brandeis”
February 22-26
Thurman J. White Forum
Two of our nation’s most influential Supreme Court justices – Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. and Louis D. Brandeis – were the topic of this year’s seminar. The seminar and public lecture studied how their impact on the court continues to define our laws today. Melvin Urofsky, a professor of law and public policy at Virginia Commonwealth University and expert on Supreme Court history, served as the visiting scholar.
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