Virtual Event (Radcliffe): Education Justice: Why Prison Classrooms Matter
The Bard Prison Initiative and programs at other institutions of higher learning across the country have brought together teachers and learners in incarcerated spaces for years. This panel will gather faculty members, administrators, and students who have participated in such programs to discuss the critical importance of prison education and the pivotal role colleges and universities play in expanding the power of education beyond their campus.
Thursday, October 29, 2020 @ 1:00PM Pacific Time (4:00PM Eastern Time)
Virtual Event via Zoom (details sent after registration)
Click here for more details and to register now!
“What college does, it helps us learn about the nation,” said Rodney Spivey-Jones, a 2017 Bard College graduate currently incarcerated at Fishkill Correctional Facility in New York, in the docuseries College behind Bars. “It helps us become civic beings. It helps us understand that we have an interest in our community, that our community is a part of us and we are a part of it.”
View the four-part documentary film series College behind Bars on PBS through December 31, 2020.
On November 10, 2020, the Radcliffe Institute will hold an associated virtual program that focuses on students’ voices. Details will be announced soon.