On Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, BPI conferred its 500th diploma and bestowed civil rights leader Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II with an honorary degree. Read More
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Tag: Commencement
Trapped Bodies, Freed Minds
The Freedom Education Project of Puget Sound (FEPPS) joined the Consortium in 2014 and received several years of seed funding from BPI. FEPPS provides a rigorous college program to incarcerated women in Washington and creates pathways to higher education after women are released from… Read More
BPI’s 17th Commencement
Mary Bassett delivered the commencement address at BPI's 17th commencement, where more than 40 students received associate in arts and bachelor of arts degrees, bringing the total number of Bard degrees awarded to BPI students at that time to 485. Read More
BPI’s 16th Commencement
BPI celebrates its 15th anniversary with its 16th commencement from Taconic correctional facility. Read More
BPI’s 15th Commencement
BPI celebrates its 15th commencement at Eastern Correctional Facility with Commencement speech by Jonathan Holloway, Dean, Yale College. Film produced by Winton / duPont Films and posted on Vimeo. Read More
BPI’s 14th Commencement
BPI celebrates its 14th commencement at Eastern Correctional Facility with Commencement speech by Hakeem Jeffries, NY Congressman. Produced by Skiff Mountain. Read More
BPI’s 12th Commencement on January 24, 2015
BPI celebrates its 12th commencement at Eastern Correctional Facility, with commencement speech by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Arch Bishop of New York. January 24, 2015 Produced by Winton / duPont Films and posted on Vimeo. Read More
BPI on 60 Minutes
CBS correspondent Bob Simon reports on the Bard Prison Initiative from its program at the Eastern Correctional Facility in New York State. The story features four BPI students and interviews with Commissioner of New York State Department of Corrections Brian Fischer, Bard College President… Read More
BPI’s 11th Commencement at Woobourne Correctional
BPI celebrates its 11th commencement at Eastern Correctional Facility, with commencement speech by New York Representative Sean Patrick Maloney. Produced by Winton / duPont Films and posted on Vimeo. Read More
BPI’s 10th Commencement on January 26, 2013
BPI celebrates its 10th commencement at Eastern Correctional Facility, with commencement speech by Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, Pastor at Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City. Produced by Winton / duPont Films and posted on Vimeo. Read More