As I walked into the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) on my first day working as the Full-Time Tutor at the Bard Microcollege, a mixture of excitement and trepidation roiled in my chest. The grandeur of the library building, with its open spaces, felt majestic,… Read More
BPI Summer Residency 2024: What to Know Before You Arrive
Schedule Check here for this year’s schedule. Getting Here For directions and area information, please refer to the Bard College Visitors page, here. The nearest train station is in Rhinecliff. Visit Amtrak for reservations and timetables. On Sunday, July 14th, BPI will provide a shuttle service scheduled to… Read More
Press Release: RHODES COLLEGE JOINS THE CONSORTIUM FOR THE LIBERAL ARTS IN PRISON
FOR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE As it deepens its commitment to creating access to higher education for incarcerated people, Rhodes College announced today that it is joining the Consortium for the Liberal Arts in Prison, an association begun by the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) in 2009. BPI… Read More
Press Release: BARD PRISON INITIATIVE RECEIVES $4.5M IN CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED FUNDING
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Funding will expand college-in-prisons in 7 prisons, as well as reentry and alumni programs across New York. ANNANDALE-ON-HUSON, NY — Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) today announced that the organization is receiving $4.5 million in congressionally direct funding to help deepen Bard’s college-in-prison work across… Read More
Join team BPI for the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon!
BPI is excited to be an Official Charity Partner for the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon! This iconic New York City event on November 3, 2024 coincides with a significant moment for BPI — the celebration of our 25th anniversary. Since 1999, BPI has… Read More
Announcing BPI’s 2024 Global Research Fellow: Josefina Salomon
We are proud to announce Josefina Salomón as the next BPI Global Research Fellow for 2024. Josefina is an Argentine-British journalist, editor and researcher. Over the last two decades, she has lived and traveled extensively across Latin America documenting human rights, organized crime, and security… Read More
The 2023-2024 BPI Global Initiatives Virtual Lecture Series
The Bard Prison Initiative, in partnership with Incarceration Nations Network, is pleased to invite you to the 2023-2024 BPI Global Initiatives Virtual Lecture Series. This lecture series is designed to foster connectivity and conversation for an international community of practitioners in different higher education contexts… Read More
Ramiro Gual Completes BPI’s Inaugural Global Research Fellowship
In 2022, BPI expanded its programmatic support for the first time internationally, launching a Global Research Fellowship and Virtual Lecture Series, partnering with Incarceration Nations Network, regranting funding to 13 grants going out to new, existing, and prospective programs outside of the United States,… Read More
The New York Times: Letter to the Editor, Re: “An Educational Revolution Is Beginning Behind Bars”
To the Editor: Re “An Educational Revolution Is Beginning Behind Bars,” by Max Kenner (Opinion guest essay, Nov. 18): Mr. Kenner’s essay should prompt a dialogue about the many ways to reduce crime. I was a high school dropout with no prospects other than selling and using… Read More
The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971): Documentary Film screening and Q&A With Congressman Bobby Rush
The film The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971), directed by Howard Alk, documents the assassination of the Black Panther leader Fred Hampton at the hands of the Chicago Police Department in 1969. Part documentary of the Chicago Black Panther Party, part investigation into Hampton’s… Read More