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Every semester since 2015, 50 to 60 incarcerated people at the Wallkill Correctional Facility in upstate New York have enrolled in college courses through NYU’s Prison Education Program, which helps them work toward an associate degree in Liberal Studies from the university. Last month, university president Linda Mills announced that students in the program will...
Northwestern University's Prison Education Program makes history as 16 incarcerated men earn bachelor's degrees, challenging perceptions and showcasing the transformative power of education. Continue reading to stay updated.
The inaugural cohort at Stateville prison are the first group of incarcerated students to graduate from a bachelors program at a top university.
Evanston, Illinois-based Northwestern, which U.S. News & World Report ranks ninth for national universities, runs the program in partnership with Oakton College and the Illinois Department of Corrections. It was a moving commencement ceremony for the 16 graduating men and their loved ones at the Stateville correctional facility in Crest Hill.
The Quad-Cities’ two private four-year institutions. Augustana and St. Ambrose are using strategies to rebuild enrollment from pre-COVID levels.