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Building Justice Through Community Connections
UT’s Appalachian Justice Research Center (AJRC) brings together skills and resources from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Winston College of…
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Socio-legal research team seeks to understand pregnancy criminalization in Appalachia and beyond
Professor Wendy Bach isn’t new to conversations about the impact of systems of care and punishment on poor communities. Bach’s…
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AJRC releases first public report detailing the scope of evictions in Knox County
The University of Tennessee Appalachian Justice Research Center released its first public research report, which details the scope of Knox…
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UT Team Studies Legal Aid in Knox County Evictions
The Russell Sage Foundation (RSF) has awarded UT’s Appalachian Justice Research Center (AJRC) a $74,800 grant to support its study…
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Transdisciplinary research team evaluates Knox County eviction defense program
A transdisciplinary team of three University of Tennessee researchers – Dr. Stephanie Casey Pierce (Political Science), Dr. Solange Muñoz (Geography…
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Origins of the AJRC: A conversation with co-directors Wendy A. Bach and Michelle Brown
While 2024 marks the official launch of the Appalachian Justice Research Center (AJRC), a collaborative project of the College of…
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Professors Joy Radice and Wendy Bach Honored with University Awards
Originally published by the University of Tennessee College of Law Joy Radice is an Advisory Board member for the Appalachian Justice…
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Brown Selected for Visiting Fellow in Glasgow
Michelle Brown, professor and associate head in the Department of Sociology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, received a 2022…