The Bard Prison Initiative team has built an impressive record—and international reputation—since its unlikely 2015 victory By Corinne Ramey NAPANOCH, N.Y.—The Harvard College Debating Union wanted a rematch. The team had suffered a hard loss in 2015 to a group of talented debaters, drawing international attention. So… Read More
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Three Prison Inmates Beat Harvard in a Debate. Here’s What Happened Next.
When inmates in a New York maximum-security prison beat Harvard in a debate four years ago, their victory made international headlines and highlighted the intellectual talent behind bars. Now, the three debaters who outsmarted the Ivy Leaguers have a new round of accomplishments. Two have found professional footing after… Read More
How maximum security inmates took on Cambridge in a debate about nuclear weapons — and won
The three students from the University of Cambridge, wearing black suits and clutching sheaves of papers, stepped onto the wooden auditorium stage under the warm yellow lights. As members of a storied debate team, they had competed the world over but never in a… Read More
Prison Inmates Argue Their Way to a Win Against West Point
The debate team of New York prison inmates who beat Harvard College last fall had another triumph Friday, this time against the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Read More
Prison debate team’s win over Harvard underscores the effectiveness of an unorthodox education program
NEW YORK –– They've been highly awarded as the world's best, sharpest and most skilled minds at analyzing and presenting important societal concepts. Read More
Resolved: Debate Win for Inmates Against Harvard Shows Benefits of Higher Education Behind Bars
New York Prison Inmates Trounce Harvard Debate Team
It sounds like a storyline out of Hollywood, but it happened on a prison stage in front of national college debate judges. Read More
How a team of prison inmates beat Harvard at a debate
How did prison inmates beat the current national champions? Read More
Prison debate team win against Harvard was gratifying
Inmates from the Bard Prison Initiative outsmarted the Harvard debate team at a New York state lockup last month. The Bard program has already handed out nearly 350 college degrees to prisoners. Program director Max Kenner spoke to CBS News. Gayle King reports. Read More
Des étudiants de Harvard convaincus – et vaincus – par des détenus
C’est une victoire symbolique qui a eu lieu le mois dernier. Une réussite qui pouait sembler presque trop belle pour être vraie, à l’issue d’un combat à la David contre Goliath. Le 18 septembre, des prisonniers ont battu, aux Etats-Unis, l’une des meilleures équipes… Read More