State of the American Society

STEPHENVILLE, Texas—Tarleton State University’s second “State of the American Society” speaker series, set for 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, features Dr. Heather Ann Thompson—an expert on the history of mass incarceration—and brings leading scholars and Texas policymakers to Stephenville to discuss current U.S. events and critical issues.  Click here for more details.
 
Thompson, a history professor at the University of Michigan, will take an in-depth look at “Why Mass Incarceration Matters: To Our Cities, Our Economy and Our Democracy.” During the past two years, she has presented her work on prisons and justice policy in the U.S. and abroad, speaking at the historic 2015 Bipartisan Summit on Criminal Justice Reform in Washington D.C.
 
Sponsored by Tarleton’s Department of Social Sciences and its School of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Strategic Studies, the event takes place in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Theater. For a map of the Stephenville campus, visit www.tarleton.edu/campus. There is no charge. The public is invited.
 
Tarleton, a member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow’s professional leaders. With campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.