September 13th marks the 25th anniversary of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, often referred to the 1994 Crime Bill. It was one of the most far-reaching crime bills ever passed by Congress, with widespread implications. But for the field… Read More
BPI In Action
Category: Advocacy / Policy
Reversing the Tide
Ellen Condliffe Lagemann is the author of Liberating Minds: The Case for College in Prison (The New Press, 2016), from which this article contains excerpts. She was formerly the Levy Institute Research Professor at Bard College and a Distinguished Fellow at the Bard Prison… Read More
The Future of Higher Education: Then and Now
A Bard at Brooklyn Public Library open house event Sat, Apr 27 2019 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Central Library, Trustees' Room 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn NY 11238 As part of the Rethinking Education Lecture Series and celebrating the third cycle of admissions of the Bard College… Read More
Governor Cuomo Voices Support for BPI
At Wilborn Church in Albany - before dozens of elected officials including NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio - Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans to restore college-in-prison on a broad scale. Highlighting Bard's work and the accomplishments of two BPI alumni in the audience, the… Read More
Ten Years of BPI
An intimate look at BPI's success, ten years after the first students were enrolled. Filmmaker Frank du Pont highlights BPI's work on both a local level in New York state and nationally through the newly established Consortium. The film was first shown at BPI's 10th… Read More