Program Website:http://www.hcc-nd.edu/westville-education-initiative/ Contacts: Program Description:As an academic collaboration between Holy Cross College and the University of Notre Dame, WEI is jointly guided and overseen by faculty and administration from both institutions. Enrolled students earn college credits towards a Holy Cross College Associate of Arts (AA) degree and transition into a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree […]
TEACH (Taking Education and Creating History)
Program Website:http://www.blackprisonerscaucus.org/currentprogramsofbpc/t-e-a-c-h Contacts:Dr. Gilda Sheppard –[email protected] or [email protected] Program Description: Degrees Offered: Programs Offered: Unique Features: Headquarters: Correctional Facilities Served:BPC sponsors programs and activities at the Washington State Reformatory (WSR) at Monroe,Clallam Bay Correctional Center (CBCC)and in the community. Population Served: Number of Students: Graduates to Date: Year Founded: Founders: College/University/Organization Partnerships: Funding:
Edmonds Community College and the Monroe Correctional Complex
Program Website:N/A Contacts: Kristyn Whisman, Dean of Corrections Education [email protected], 360.794.2651 Program Description:Edmonds Community College is contracted through the WA State Board for Community and Technical Colleges by the WA Department of Corrections to offer pre-college and post-secondary level courses at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, WA. Course offerings include High School Equivalency preparation […]
The Chillon Project
Program Website:http://www.life.edu/ccise/projects Contacts:You can contact the CCISE at [email protected]. You can email the director of the Chillon Project, Brendan Ozawa-de Silva, at [email protected] or the program coordinator, Thomas Fabisiak, at [email protected]. Program Description: The Chillon Project is an undertaking of Life University’s Center for Compassion, Integrity, and Secular Ethics (CCISE) to offer full associate and […]
Beyond the Box, Increasing Access to Higher Education for Justice-Involved Individuals
“The U.S. Department of Education today urged America’s colleges and universities to remove barriers that can prevent the estimated 70 million citizens with criminal records from pursuing higher education, including considering the chilling effect of inquiring early in the application process whether prospective students have ever been arrested.”Link As part of the Obama administration’s effort […]