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  • Faith That Works Award recipient: Mike Kline | On Mission Media

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    By Jeff Kurowski | For On Mission Photography by Scott Eastman GREEN BAY — When longtime University of Wisconsin-Green Bay cross country coach Mike Kline meets with recruits, he explains the priorities he expects the student-athletes to set. “My team knows our cross country values: faith, family, academics, cross country,” said Kline, who has led the…

  • Join the discussion at the next #ethicsatwork series: Must We Degrade? Human Dignity and the American Prison

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    The next discussion in the #ethicsatwork series is Thursday, April 13, from 4:00-5:00 pm. This virtual discussion is free and open to the public. The discussion will be led by UW-Green Bay professor, Derek Jeffreys, where you’ll consider the nature and justification of punishment in the American criminal justice system. Punishment in prisons, particularly maximum-security…

  • Faculty note: Prof. Jeffreys is in new podcast

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    Prof. Derek Jeffreys (Humanities and Religion) was featured in a recent podcast for the magazine “Commonweal.”  The topic was his new book on jails and dignity.

  • Faculty note: Prof. Derek Jeffreys on WPR

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    Professor Derek S. Jeffreys (Humanities and Religion) discussed his new book titled ‘What It’s Like In America’s Jails’ on Wisconsin Public Radio on July 4th. Jeffreys did research on who end up in jails and what their experience is like.

  • Faculty note: Prof. Derek Jeffreys talks about America’s jails

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    “Nearly 12 million people pass through America’s jail system every year. Many of them are never convicted of a crime, but they can spend anywhere from a couple of months to several years incarcerated, according to Prof. Derek Jeffreys (Humanities, Religion), author of “America’s Jails: The Search for Human Dignity in an Age of Mass…

  • Derek Jeffreys was feature of CW 14 Focus

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    UW-Green Bay Prof. Derek Jeffreys (Humanities) was the guest on CW 14 Focus with host Robert Hornacek on Sunday, May 27, 2018. Jeffreys, the professor of religion and philosophy is the author of a new book, “America’s Jails: The Search for Human Dignity in an Age of Mass Incarceration.”

  • Prof. Jeffreys publishes new book

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    UW-Green Bay Prof. Derek Jeffreys’ (Humanities, Religion) new book on jails and human dignity — America’s Jails: The Search for Human Dignity in an Age of Mass Incarceration, NYU Press — is released this week (May 3, 2018). Originating while Jeffreys taught in prisons and jails, this book explores the current crisis in our jail…

  • Faculty note: Prof. Jeffreys presents new title at UntitledTown

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    Prof. Derek S. Jeffreys (Humanities and Religion) will be presenting at the UntitledTown Book Festival, this week. He will talk about his new book on dignity and jails, presenting on “America’s Jails: The Search for Human Dignity in an Age of Mass Incarceration” on Saturday, April 21 at 2 p.m. in the KI Center. See…

  • Prof. Jeffreys published in ‘Chronicle of Higher Education’

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    Prof. Derek S. Jeffreys (Humanistic Studies, Religion) published an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education. It begins, “Some years ago, I began giving volunteer philosophy and religion lectures to inmates in a maximum-security prison. I quickly learned that they enjoyed few educational opportunities. Wisconsin offers almost nothing for prisoners seeking higher education, and, sadly,…

  • Prof. Jeffreys is featured on CW14 Focus

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    On Sunday, April 2, 2017 Prof. Derek Jeffreys (Humanistic Studies, religion) was featured on CW 14 Focus, with host Robert Hornacek. They discussed issues related to human dignity. “What I mean by dignity is called ‘inherent dignity,’ that you have value simply because you’re a person,” Jeffreys said. “It’s a value that your parents can’t…