SSHCJ Events

Students and faculty in the Department of Social Sciences, History, and Criminal Justice can find current and past events listed here. All events are walk-in unless otherwise noted.

Upcoming Events

  • 11/5, Women and Crime LIVE! Podcast Episode at the FDU Dreyfuss Theater (Florham) 7pm, tickets are free but must be reserved here
  • 11/6, Historical Context for Russia’s War Against Ukraine (Metro campus & online) from 3pm-5pm. Dr. Kyle Kattelman moderating Provost Dr. Ben Rifkin’s presentation. Please register using the following link: https://tinyurl.com/5854y8zz
  • 11/19, Law School Admissions Roundtable (online) 4 pm. Please join the Pre-law program and law school admissions representatives from Seton Hall, New York Law School, Fordham, and Rutgers for a discussion of the law school admissions process. If you would like to join this event, please contact bpeabody@fdu.edu. 

Past Events

  • 10/29, Gov. Jon Corzine, Sen. Jon Bramnick, Prof. Dan Cassino, “New Jersey’s Off-Off Year Bye Election.” (Online) 12:30pm. Event contact c.sobczak@fdu.edu
  • 10/20, Mock Trial from 11:15am to 12:45pm. Join students from Prof. Bruce Peabody’s “Criminal Procedure” class to observe a simulation of a criminal trial. Event contact bpeabody@fdu.edu. 
  • 10/20, Violence, Family, and Self, an Interactive Talk with Professor Forsthoff in the Orangerie, (Florham) from 4pm to 5pm.
  • 10/17, Conversation with Mikie Sherrill, Democratic nominee for NJ Governor (Florham) from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
  • 10/16, “The Fourth Amendment and Technology.” 11:45am to 12:45pm (online and in person). Nathan Freed Wessler, deputy director with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project will be speaking about electronic surveillance and the law.
  • 10/15, Hispanic Heritage Month (Florham) – Movie Night at 6 pm
  • 10/13, “Understanding Horror” as part of Lectures on Tap (FILL). The event was at the Den Theater and was sold out (178 attending).
  • 10/10, Hispanic Heritage Month (Metro) – Raices y Letras: Celebrando la Herencia Hispana at 11:30am
  • 10/9, Hispanic Heritage Month (Florham) – Cantemos! Bilingual Karaoke (Florham) at 6 pm
  • 10/6, First Monday: (P)review of the Supreme Court’s Upcoming Term, Pre-Law and FILL event
  • 10/1, Conversation with Jack Ciattarelli, Republican nominee for NJ Governor (Florham), from 12 pm to 1 pm
  • 9/11, Learning Community Pizza Night (Florham) from 5 pm to 6 pm
  • 8/17, Dr. Chris Rasmussen (Metro)- Constitution Day Event: Who Is a Citizen from 3 pm to 5 pm
  • 8/18, Dr. Kyle Kattelman (Metro) – Terrorism to an American: Using the American Identity to Understand the Framing of Political Violence from 3 pm to 5 pm
  • 8/19 Hispanic Heritage Month (Metro) – Salsa Night at 8 pm