Justice
The Justice Pathway invites students to explore the meaning of fairness and equity. Students, faculty, staff, and community partners will share the goal of developing courage to listen well to those harmed by society or individuals, illuminate shared challenges, inspire discussion, and engage in the iterative work that arises from the pursuit of right relationships. Equipped with interdisciplinary skills, an understanding of our past, and focused on solutions, students in this pathway will help build a more just society now and in the future.
The first step in beginning your pathway is signing up for the Justice Newsletter. If you are a First Year student, this is completed during the pathway selection process after subscribing to the general Pathways Newsletter. Second Year students can subscribe directly to Pathways-specific newsletters using the same form. Our team will send an email right to your inbox every other week detailing all Justice related events happening around grounds. This newsletter will be your primary connection to our curated opportunities. Through these events, you can build connections in the field, gain experience, develop knowledge about key current events, and meet peers, faculty, and alumni interested in public service.
Some exciting examples of past events and guest speakers include:
- From Dictator to Dictator: Nicaraguan Activists Speak Out
- Nicaraguan Activists Speak Out About Past and Present Struggles for Justice and the Ongoing Fight to Free Today's Political Prisoners
- Is Immigration Law Broken?
- Join UVA's Karsh Institute of Democracy and the School of Law’s Immigration Law Program for a panel conversation exploring the current challenges to the U.S. immigration system and what can be done in lieu of legislation to help migrants and the communities that receive them.
- Batten Hour: The Prison to Education Pipeline
- Gerard Robinson, a professor of practice at the Batten School and leading expert on education within U.S. prisons, will discuss what educational systems work and don’t work among the incarcerated population, and the role universities and students play in expanding those learning opportunities.
- Fundamentals of Humanitarian Aid & International Development
- Need a deeper understanding of the fields of humanitarian aid assistance and international development? Want to learn more about which organizations work in this space? Did you know you can work in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors in these fields?
The Justice Pathway will help prepare you for a career as part of our justice system. This generally means students in this pathway are pursuing a career in Law or at least adjacent. There are many fields of Law, such as:
- Civil Rights
- Corporate and Securities
- Criminal
- Education
- Employment and Labor
- Environmental and Natural Resources
- Family and Juvenile Health
- Immigration
- Intellectual
- Property
- International
- Real Estate
- Sports and Entertainment
- Tax
- Lawrie Balfour, Professor, Politics; College
- Frank Dukes, Lecturer, Distinguished Institute Fellow; School of Architecture
- Jennifer Givens, Professor of Law; Innocence Project; School of Law
- Sherica Jones-Lewis, Director of Community Research; Equity Center
- Melvin Mallory, ADA Coordinator; Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights
- Logan Reed, Assistant Director, Pre-Law Advisor/Career Counselor; Career Center - Student Affairs
- Larry Rowley, Director of Strategic Initiatives; Equity Center
- Sophie Trawalter, Associate Professor, Public Policy and Psychology; Batten
- Brian Williams, Associate Professor, Public Policy; Batten
- Tim Longo, Chief of Police; UPD