Wednesday, October 15, 2025
5:30 p.m.
Event Description: “Still Ignoring the Past: Assessing and Addressing Open Textbook Coverage of Slavery and Colonialism”While there is growing acknowledgement that textbooks should be more accessible, criminal justice Open Access textbooks are sparse – especially when considering their coverage of race and colonialism. Dr. Koslicki and Dr. Gray will discuss their Open Access textbook they authored to provide free coverage of these important issues and how these are incredibly pertinent to present-day political attacks on issues like DEI, the 14th Amendment, immigration, abortion, and more.
6 p.m.
In early 1900s Indiana, John Terrell was the wealthiest man in Wells County, thanks to oil discovered on his farm. But when his youngest daughter, Lucy, became pregnant and was forced into marriage with the abusive Melvin Wolfe, Terrell’s life and fortune began to unravel in a tumultuous spiral of murder, a dramatic trial, and madness. | Book signing to follow the program.