BPI’s win against Harvard in 2015 brought international attention.
In addition to Harvard, the Bard Prison Initiative Debate Union’s 12-4 record includes wins against debate teams from University of Pennsylvania, Morehouse, University of Cambridge, and Duke University, all of which have shown just what BPI students are capable of.
You can read more about that famous debate in this article by Leslie Brody in The Wall Street Journal, Three [Incarcerated Students] Beat Harvard in a Debate. Here’s What Happened Next.
You can also watch the historic moment captured live in College Behind Bars, a four-part documentary by Lynn Novick on PBS Learning Media.
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