Dec 30, 2020 | Smart Justice
Since 1994, federal Pell grants have been withheld from nearly 1.5 million incarcerated individuals in state and federal prisons–that is, until recently. On December 20, 2020, Congress passed a sweeping package of bipartisan higher education equity measures,...
Dec 11, 2020 | Events, Open Educational Resources
Over the next few weeks we will be sharing reflections from our #OpenEd scholarship recipients on their experiences at this year’s Open Education Conference. Today, we are featuring April Akins, a Teaching and Learning Librarian at Lander University. In my position at...
Dec 10, 2020 | Smart Justice, Spark Grants
A key component of Smart Justice is advancing economic prosperity for justice-involved communities. Due to the vast collateral consequences of incarceration, formerly incarcerated people face discrimination at nearly every turn while re-entering society, especially in...
Dec 9, 2020 | Events, Open Educational Resources
Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing reflections from our #OpenEd scholarship recipients on their experiences at this year’s Open Education Conference. Today, we are featuring Miryana Valenzuela, a student at Los Angeles Valley College. Wow #OpenEd20! It’s been...
Dec 7, 2020 | Events, Open Educational Resources
Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing reflections from our #OpenEd scholarship recipients on their experiences at this year’s Open Education Conference. Today, we are featuring Michael Porter from Lawson State Community College. I attended last year’s annual...
