Global Fellow Research | Global Initiatives

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 

A photo of Ramiro Gual giving a presentation
Global Fellow Research | Global Initiatives

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 

Communications | Communications

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 

Profile | College Behind Bars

College Behind Bars Making an Impact on the Field of College in Prison

When College Behind Bars premiered four years ago on PBS and later moved to Netflix, it served as an introduction for many people to learn about college-in-prison. Since the film’s airing, there have been many policy wins for the field of college education in… Read More 

Communications | Press Releases

Press Release: BARD PRISON INITIATIVE ACCEPTS TRANSFER STUDENTS AND EXPANDS AS TWO COLLEGES CLOSE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   BARD PRISON INITIATIVE ACCEPTS  TRANSFER STUDENTS AND EXPANDS AS TWO COLLEGES CLOSE   ANNANDALE-ON-HUSON, NY — This summer and fall, in response to two coinciding college-in-prison program closures, the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) at Bard College has undertaken an unprecedented transfer and enrollment project… Read More 

Profile | Alumni News

Alumni Voices: From BPI to MBA – A Bard Graduate Degree First

In May Stacy Burnett became the first BPI alum to earn a Bard graduate degree. In this quarter’s newsletter to BPI students inside, Stacy described her educational journey. It is replicated here.   I earned my first degree—an MBA in Sustainability—in May 2023 from Bard's Graduate Programs… Read More 

Profile | College

Commitment to Access: A Conversation about the Unconventional and College-in-Prison

This conversation between BPI alumnus Elías Beltrán ‘17 and Megan Callaghan, the program’s Dean, touches upon Elías’s upcoming transition to BPI faculty, the necessity of reframing college-in-prison, and the power and impact of creating educational opportunities for those who struggle to be recognized as… Read More 

  • By signing up for BPI emails, you are agreeing to receive news and updates from BPI. You may change your parameters at any time using the link found at the bottom of every email.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.