Apr 20, 2021 | Event, Open Educational Resources, Smart Justice, Student Basic Needs
On April 7, 2021, Dr. Gary K. Michelson, Founder and Co-Chair of the Michelson 20MM Foundation, joined Dr. Keith Curry, President and CEO of Compton College, and Dr. Pamela Luster, President of San Diego Mesa College, for their weekly #EquityChat on Twitter. Below are...
Apr 8, 2021 | Smart Justice, Spark Grants
Approximately 95% of people in prison will eventually be released, and nothing improves reentry success like higher education. Not only does this academic achievement reduce recidivism, it opens pathways to increased economic prosperity and improved well-being....
Apr 2, 2021 | Investments, Student Basic Needs
The recent $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress includes $40 billion for higher education, $5 billion of which is allocated for California. As part of the package, schools receiving funds must give half to students in the form of emergency...
Apr 1, 2021 | Event, Smart Justice
“Education is the ticket out and up,” Dr. Gary Michelson powerfully stated during Pell Grant Restoration and the Future of Higher Education in California Prisons, he went on to share how higher education in prison has a beneficial multiplier effect for students,...