Racial Justice in Education: Mass Incarcersation, Higher Ed, and Prison Education
Nov 2021
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Professor Brian McCammack leads a panel discussion with faculty and graduates of the Northwestern Prison Education Program investigating how this initiative provides high-quality liberal arts education to incarcerated students in Illinois.
Mass A white job applicant with a criminal background is more likely to be called in for an interview than a black applicant with no criminal record.
Mass incarceration continues to impact black communities at a disproportionate rate. Join professors Rudi Batzell and Brian McCammack as well as faculty and graduates of the Northwestern Prison Education Program in a discussion of initiatives to provide high-quality liberal arts education to incarcerated students in Illinois.
This is a virtual event. Conact Ryan Walters (rwalters@lakeforest.edu) for the Zoom link.
NPEP fills a vital need in Illinois by being the only degree-granting program in the state providing a full liberal arts curriculum—humanities, fine arts, social sciences, and STEM courses—to incarcerated students. NPEP is also the only postsecondary prison education program in Illinois that accepts applications from facilities throughout the state, including from medium- and maximum-security prisons. This enables NPEP to have statewide impact and to reach students at various stages of their incarceration, allowing the liberal arts degrees that are conferred to prepare students for success across a broad range of future pursuits
Featured Panelists:
- Sandy Goldberg, Northwestern and NPEP teaching faculty
- Megan Klein, Oakton and NPEP teaching faculty
- Maria Garza, former (and formerly incarcerated) NPEP student
On Campus Accessibility Accommodations:
Contact Kirsten Schramm at 847-735-5167 or kschramm@lakeforest.edu at least 72 hours in advance.
