Nov. 30 Social justice presentation: Bringing science & nature to prisons

William Julius Wilson Symposium for the Advancement of Social Justice features Nalini Nadkarni, PhD, presenting “Not Such Strange Bedfellows: Bringing Science, Nature, and Nature Imagery to Prisons” on Monday, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m., in the CUB Auditorium.

Nadkarni, recipient of the 2015 William Julius Wilson Award for the Advancement of Social Justice, is an internationally renowned forest ecologist and an innovator in bringing science and job training to prisons. She works with corrections systems in Washington state and nationwide to promote social inclusiveness of inmates and to reduce post-prison joblessness and recidivism.

Join in this free, Common Reading event.

Details at https://go.wsu.edu/WJWilson

Sponsored by the WSU Office of the President, Office of the Provost, Office of Equity and Diversity, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences, Common Reading Program, Office of the Dean of Students, and Sociology Club.

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