BC's Prison Education Program hosted its first-ever commencement inside the yard at MCI-Shirley, awarding diplomas to three graduates before an emotional crowd of students, family members, and supporters. https://t.co/nanvebGXmw
Today, the first cohort from the BC Prison Education Program will receive bachelor's degrees. Director Patrick Conway how the initiative provides a pathway for more effective, meaningful, and humane responses to crime and incarceration in the @BostonGlobe.
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As our inaugural post, we wanted to give a big thank you to Muhammad and Mike from @DownNorthPizza for visiting Professor Harrington's Idea to Launch course at MCI-Shirley! 45 BCPEP students learned about starting and sustaining a mission-led business.
At the Lynch School of Education and Human Development’s Experience, Reflection, and Action seminar for first-year students, Patrick Conway said that spending time in the classroom benefits incarcerated individuals. https://t.co/AzgxYsrNDX
Proud to be welcomed today by the @bclynchschool, presenting alongside, Christian Miranda, a great representative of the Boston College Prison Education Program. Honored to take part in his educational journey, and can't wait to see him progress toward graduation! Stop on by.
Policymakers should consider "instrumental aims (e.g., skill development leading to career prospects) & more personally enriching aims (e.g., guided intellectual inquiry)" when justifying higher ed in prison initiatives. Read @PFConway30#RHE article: https://t.co/vzv0t3qCsH
Honored to have taken part in the development of this report (https://t.co/XyS5hNfy9B) on the future of higher education in prison in New England. Thank you to @TEJI_MIT and @nebhe for all the work in putting this together. Exciting times for college-in-prison. #higheredinprison
Just dropped! Ahead of print article by Dr. @PFConway30, "Beyond Recidivism: Exploring Formerly Incarcerated Student Perspectives on the Value of Higher Education in Prison," Read article here: https://t.co/eh24GqS2GU
"College-in-prison is perhaps limited in its capacity to combat the sheer ugliness of incarceration, but it can help recognize students as learners, rather than treating them as mere ‘criminals’" - new blog post from @PFConway30 about prison #highered... https://t.co/E0OijJtvOB
Fun to see this come out today in Teaching in Higher Education! It aims at beginning to establish a framework for better understanding student development in college-in-prison programs: https://t.co/UfhbZ3HR5H
How does the news media cover public policy debates (in this case, the debate over higher education in prison)? New article of mine appearing in Sociological Forum. #highered#newsmedia https://t.co/4EiVG2Lz1R
Happy to have been involved in this important research. A great review on urban Catholic education from colleagues at @bclynchschool@NCEATALK The review asks, is the legacy of urban Catholic ed still present? https://t.co/95LBTnkK9C
Excited to be named the new Director of the Boston College Prison Education Program. Grateful for the opportunity to help shape the program. https://t.co/IhERFmGiK7
Book Review on "Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South." If you don't know the work of artist Winfred Rembert, his memoir is a great introduction. https://t.co/8b6fITzpZJ
Thank you to the @HaveYouHeardPod for featuring my work and research. Great conversation, and happy to have higher education in prison spotlighted. https://t.co/DHilfy1kK0