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Education on Both Sides of the Wall
May 21, 2015 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
FreeMay 21st – Education on Both Sides of the Wall
The 2014-15 PRI Occasional Series on Reentry Research will highlight issues raised by the National Academy of Sciences’ groundbreaking report, The Growth of Incarceration in the United States: Causes and Consequences. Please join us on Thursday, May 21st, 2015, for the seventh and final installment in this series, Education on Both Sides of the Wall. This special half-day event, co-sponsored by the CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences, will include two panels of distinguished speakers taking on the critical and timely topic of higher education for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals.
The event will be held in Room 9.64 in John Jay College’s New Building, with bagels & coffee available at 8:30am and the speakers beginning promptly at 9am. In addition to a keynote presentation and remarks by each featured speaker, the day will include moderated panel discussions and plenty of time for audience Q & A.
AGENDA
Registration and light breakfast
Opening remarks
Ann Jacobs, PRI
Panel 1
Featured Speakers
Debbie Mukamal, Stanford Law School
Rebecca Silbert, Berkeley Law
Robert Scott, Cornell Prison Education Program
Respondents
Doug Wood, Ford Foundation
Anthony Marcus, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Moderator
Bianca VanHeydoorn, PRI
Featured Research
Degrees of Freedom: Expanding College Opportunities for Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Californians
Short Break
Panel 2
Featured Speakers
Alan Rosenthal, Center for Community Alternatives
Emily Napier, Center for Community Alternatives
Michael Carey, College Initiative
Respondents
Bret Benjamin, SUNY Albany
Lettisha Boyd, College and Community Fellowship
Moderator
Bianca VanHeydoorn, PRI
Featured Research
Boxed Out: Criminal History Screening and College Application Attrition
Closing Remarks
http://johnjayresearch.org/pri/2015/04/23/may-21st-education-on-both-sides-of-the-wall/