In this episode, listen to an in-depth conversation with Max Kenner '01, alumnus Dyjuan Tatro '18, and Vivian Nixon, Executive Director of College & Community Fellowship who discuss the impact of federal Pell Grant restoration; the history and future of college-in-prison and why it… Read More
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Anita Merk
Bard Microcollege Holyoke – Meet Candice
One of the first graduates of Bard Microcollege Holyoke, Candice Pelletier is now completing her Bachelor’s degree at Smith College on a full scholarship. Like many women who find The Care Center, Candice’s path to college took a few unusual turns. Despite Candice’s straight… Read More
How Jule Hall, Graduate of the Bard Prison Initiative, Spends His Sundays
How BPI alumnus Jule Hall '11 spends his Sundays. This article, reproduced below, first appeared in The New York Times. Read the full article below: After serving 22 years in prison, he is making up for lost time, with a job at the Ford Foundation, good coffee… Read More
Creative Loafing: “Gripping Documentary Spotlights Bard Prison Initiative”
BPI Alumni Dyjuan Tatro '18 and Wesley Caines '09 were interviewed about their experiences are BPI students and what they hope the film College Behind Bars accomplishes. The interview, reproduced below, first appeared in creativeloafing.com ‘College Behind Bars’ packs a rehabilitative punch Gripping documentary spotlights Bard… Read More
College Behind Bars Screens at the Apollo Theater
ON NOVEMBER 12, we brought together the filmmakers of College Behind Bars, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, with BPI’s community of alumni, families, staff, faculty, and supporters for a special screening of College Behind Bars at the legendary Apollo Theater. Hosted by Malcolm Jenkins, … Read More
BPI Alumni Returning Home
From fellowships with the Ford Foundation to advocacy programs with the NY Department of Health, BPI alumni are reimagining what makes a community thrive. Read More
Prison vs. Harvard in an Unlikely Debate
In 2015 the story of the Bard Prison Initiative Debate Union's win over Harvard became a global news story. Leslie Brody of the Wall Street Journal, who was there for the debate, first broke the story. This article, reproduced below, first appeared in the… Read More