Jeffreys earns NEH ‘Enduring Questions’ grant

Prof. Derek S. Jeffreys of Humanistic Studies has been awarded an “Enduring Questions” grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. It will fund an interdisciplinary humanities course devoted to the question, “What is Punishment?” The course will highlight philosophical texts discussing the nature and justification of punishment and novels from South and Latin America that deal with jails and prisons. The course will also feature public talks from speakers from Chicago who work with jail and prison inmates.