Mentor-mentee relationships among formerly incarcerated students go beyond social, cultural, intellectual, and campus knowledge. These relationships can empower and transform the lives of students by increasing academic and employment opportunities.
Transformative Wellness Retreat for Faculty Teaching in Prisons
Bringing the BA to California’s Incarcerated Students
Beating Burnout for Educators in Prisons
Building excellence for incarcerated / formerly incarcerated students
Innovative San Jose State Project Helps Inform Future Criminal Justice Leaders
Mobilizing Formerly Incarcerated Students in California’s Colleges and Universities
Formerly incarcerated scholar and Soros Fellow Danny Murillo asks, what role do formerly incarcerated students play in challenging the stigma of incarceration, advocating for policy change and seeking social justice? Through the development of a statewide network, he seeks to amplify their voices to advocate and implement an equitable system of higher education for all.
Why Renewing Communities?
Renewing Communities is dedicated to ensuring that currently and formerly incarcerated students are welcomed into and effectively served by our state's public higher education system, now and into the future. The initiative is based on two years of research and human-centered design, and will run from 2016 through the end of 2019.
