Judith Herb College of Arts, Social Sciences and Education

News

Inside-Out Prison Exchange Alumni Launch New Magazine
UToledo News, April 11, 2024

The Glass House is a publication of People for Change, a member organization that meets every two weeks at the Toledo Correctional Institution. Its membership is open to anyone who has successfully completed a class at the facility through the Inside-Out Prison Exchange, including current students and alumni of The University of Toledo.

Liberal Arts Program Brings Interdisciplinary Approach to Study of Law
UToledo News, August 31, 2023

Achievements

2022 Outstanding Teacher Award

Dr. Renée Heberle, professor of political science, co-director of the Program in Law and Social Thought and coordinator of the Inside/Out Prison Exchange Project in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration in the College of Arts and Letters.

“She has been an outstanding professor who has always made classes engaging through leading insightful discussions and valuing the thoughts of all students,” one nominator wrote. “I have always looked forward to attending her classes, and every time I leave class I feel that I have learned so much from her.”

Another wrote, “Her personality while teaching and compassion is what makes me want to continue to register for more of her courses.”

Past Events

UToledo Cohosted Panel Discussion on Ohio’s Death Penalty
March 20, 2025

The Law and Social Thought Program in the College of Arts and Letters collaborated with organizations and scholars from across Ohio to put on a panel discussion, “Innocence, Injustice and Executions: The Death Penalty in Ohio.”.