Join us for our March Lunchtime Lecture with Dr. Mary Rose from the College of Liberal Arts.
About this Event

Join us for our March Virtual Lunchtime Lecture - “Is America’s Jury System Losing Its Power?”

With the wave of true-crime stories, it is easy to believe that the American jury system is still in charge of decision-making in our criminal justice system. In contrast, Dr. Mary Rose will discuss the ways that we have, in fact, allowed the jury system to wither, despite the importance our nation’s founders attached to this unique and democratic system. In our March Lunchtime Lecture, Dr. Rose will explore some of the challenges to shoring up our jury system.

Texas Exes, a non-profit organization, is excited to bring our virtual Lunchtime Lectures to you free of charge. If you can, please consider making a donation when registering to help us continue to engage alumni and students across the globe.

Meet the Guest Speaker: Dr. Mary Rose

Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts

Director, Human Dimensions of Organizations Program, College of Liberal Arts

Mary Rose received a BA in psychology from Stanford University and a PhD in social psychology from Duke University. She is a professor of sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches courses on social science and law as well as social psychology and research methods. She is also an Affiliated Scholar at the American Bar Foundation and an Academic Fellow with the National Civil Justice Institute. She is also an investigator on the landmark study of decision-making among 50 deliberating juries from Pima County, Arizona. She has served on the editorial boards for several journals, and her research has been cited in numerous court cases, including three U.S. Supreme Court cases. In 2022, she was named the Director of UT’s Human Dimensions of Organizations program, which offers bachelor's and master's degrees in the study of people-centered issues and challenges in workplaces and other organizational contexts.

Please note: Our virutal Lunchtime Lectures are hosted on Zoom. The Zoom link will be included in your Eventbrite confirmation email and resent to all registered attendees the week of the lecture.

Registration for our March Virtual Lunchtime Lecture will close at midnight on Sunday, March 2.