Click this link to read the latest blog post on the Prison Education and Social Justice Working Group, titled “Transforming Prison Education from the Inside: How a Columbia Initiative is Impacting Change.”
A Range of Columbia Courses Being Taught by Participants in the Prison Education Working Group
Participants in the Prison Education and Social Justice Curricula Working Group have been teaching a range of Columbia courses in prisons.
Professor Jennifer Middleton, supported by Nick Ide, taught “Earth: Origin, Evolution, Processes, Future” at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in the fall semester.
Professor Alisa Solomon is teaching “Journalism & Public Life” at Sing Sing this spring.
Professor Samuel Kelton Roberts is teaching “Histories of Public Health in Communities of Color: The Built Environment in the 20th Century United States” at Taconic Correctional Facility spring.
And Professor Julie Crawford is teaching “Paradise Lost, Frankenstein, Paradise” at Taconic this spring.
The Prison Education Working Group Will Hold an Information Panel on March 4 for GSAS Students
The Prison Education and Social Justice Working Group will hold an informational panel on March 4th at The Heyman Center, introducing graduate students from across Arts & Sciences to the range of paid opportunities to teach in prison contexts and support justice-impacted students through Columbia’s Justice-in-Education (JIE) Initiative.
When: Monday, March 4, 2024
12:30-1:45 PM
Where: The Heyman Center, Second Floor Common Room
Visit the event page on our website for more information and to RSVP through the CU Center for Justice