Humanities in Action Event: Willie Mays Aikens-An American Life
The Gail and Francis Slattery Center for the Humanities
in coordination with the Athletic Department and
the Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice and Criminology
Presents an Evening with Willie Mays Aikens
Wednesday, September 23 at 7:00 p.m.
The evening will cover topics of prison sentencing reform,
America's drug laws, race, sports, spirituality, and friendship.
The virtual zoom panel will be moderated by:
Michael Jenkins, Ph.D. '06, Criminal Justice Chair
Joel Kemp, Ph.D., former Scranton Theology Professor
David Martin, Athletics Director
Willie Mays Aikens, a former Major League Baseball player,
was wrongfully sentenced to 248 months in prison.
Below is a link to an SB Nation video on Willie's extraordinary life:
