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In a July 10 ceremony at the Statler Hotel, the Cornell Prison Education Program honored graduates released since the start of the pandemic, which curtailed prison-based commencements.

ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Cornell University’s prison educational programs have been on hold during the pandemic, but a theater professor has found a way to keep connected with incarcerated people. For decades, performing arts professor Bruce Levitt has used theater as a way to engage with people who are incarcerated. A student stands in front of a videocamera during a recording of her performance in the play Credit provided by Bruce Levitt “To see people discover themselves in front of you ...

Provided Cornell undergraduates collaborated with former Cornell Prison Education Program students to develop "Confinements," an ensemble theater piece premiering virtually May 16. Prison education alums work with undergrads on theater piece May 10, 2021 Participants in a new class – designed to bring together formerly incarcerated and traditional Cornell students – have written, workshopped and performed an ensemble theatrical piece that will premiere online May 16 at 2 p.m. PM...