The hands went up around the auditorium, affirming that their perceptions of the criminal justice system had changed after spending quality time with either a member of law enforcement or someone...

Homelessness can affect anyone, anywhere. According to a 2018 report from the Hope Center at Temple University, out of the 22,000 CUNY students who participated in the #RealCollege Survey, 48 percent...

Listening to John Jay’s Pre-Law Institute (PLI) students read their law school personal statements can stir up a lot of feelings. These students write about topics that are affecting our students’...

As part of the HSI speaker series, Xavier Perez, Ph.D., Director and Co-founder of the Criminology program at DePaul University, came to John Jay College to change the narrative surrounding...

When Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, it left devastation in its wake. The island was in the literal dark for months on end, and to this day its inhabitants are...

How do you move forward after a family member rapes you? What happens when a young woman from Mexico crosses the southern border, only to find her nightmare begins on U.S. soil? These are just two of...

For months, members of John Jay’s Mock Trial Association have come together to strategize, practice, and refine their courtroom skills. All that hard work was put to good use on March 25 and 28 when...

In anticipation of Queens Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz ’05 coming to John Jay on April 11, 2019 , as part of the ¡Adelante! Leadership Series, we sat down with our distinguished alumna and learned...

NEW YORK, NY – It’ll be a summer studying in London for John Jay College of Criminal Justice sophomore John (Anthony) François '21, who earned a Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship (FDGF) along with...

Abby Stein, a beloved John Jay Interdisciplinary Studies Professor who passed away in 2014, continues to be a beacon of inspiration for all who are part of the John Jay-Vera Fellows Program . As...