Claremont Colleges, which along with Pitzer includes four other undergraduate colleges and two graduate schools, announced Thursday that the first acceptance letters for the Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA program had been sent.
The program, part of the intercollegiate Justice Education Initiative, is touted as the first of its kind nationwide. Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA is at the heart of the college s educational objectives and core values, particularly social and racial justice, social responsibility and the ethical implications of knowledge and action, Pitzer President Melvin Oliver said. Our Claremont students and faculty get the experience of a unique academic environment, and it provides inside students a path to a better future.
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CLAREMONT, Calif., Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Incarcerated men at California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Norco, CA, can now earn a bachelor s of arts degree from one of the country s top liberal arts colleges. Pitzer College, a member of The Claremont Colleges, is the first university or college in the country to develop a bachelor s degree program for the incarcerated based on a sustainable inside-out curriculum. The inaugural cohort of eight incarcerated students in the Pitzer Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA are expected to graduate by the end of 2021.
A ceremonial college acceptance letter and memorandum of understanding signing event will be held
Pitzer College Launches Country’s First Inside-Out Bachelor’s Degree Program for the Incarcerated; Pilot program begins this year at California Rehabilitation Center
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Incarcerated men at California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Norco, CA, can now earn a bachelor’s of arts degree from one of the country’s top liberal arts colleges. Pitzer College, a member of The Claremont Colleges, is the first university or college in the country to develop a bachelor’s degree program for the incarcerated based on a sustainable inside-out curriculum. The inaugural cohort of eight incarcerated students in the Pitzer Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA are expected to graduate by the end of 2021.