Author: Emily Belanger
Emerson Prison Initiative set to resume in-person classes
EPI was featured in the Berkeley Beacon. Read the article here: https://berkeleybeacon.com/emerson-prison-initiative-set-to-resume-in-person-classes/
The Emerson Prison Initiative: Education as Social Justice
Emerson College Teach-In on Race
State should expand college education for the incarcerated
The Boston Globe published an Opinion article authored by Emerson College President Lee Pelton and EPI Director Mneesha Gellman.
College Inside: Teaching and Learning in the Emerson Prison Initiative
Thursday, October 15, 7:00 – 8:00pm College Inside: Teaching and Learning in the Emerson Prison Initiative Join the Emerson Prison Initiative (EPI) for a panel discussion on College Inside. EPI Director and Associate Professor Mneesha Gellman; EPI tutor and former Read More …
Higher Education Access and Parity: The Emerson Prison Initiative’s Bachelor of Arts Program
EPI Director Mneesha Gellman has authored a chapter in the book “Higher Education Accessibility Behind and Beyond Prison Walls.” Read the chapter abstract and introduction on the publisher’s website.
EPI Featured in Clark Magazine
EPI professor Shelly Tenenbaum is featured in an article in Clark Magazine: Teaching Behind the Bars.
Disrupting Mass Incarceration: Six Decades of Emerson Prison Education
The Emerson Prison Initiative (EPI) is only the most recent effort Emerson College has made towards facilitating education in prison. Disrupting Mass Incarceration: Six Decades of Emerson Prison Education is a digital exhibit featuring archival materials chronicling Emerson’s award-winning debate Read More …
Screening of: True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality followed by Q&A
Screening of: True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality followed by Q&A Tuesday, March 10 4:00-5:45 pm Bordy Theatre (216 Tremont Street) True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality follows public interest attorney Bryan Stevenson’s struggle to create greater fairness in Read More …
No Debating It: Exhibit Explores Emerson’s History of Prison Education
EPI was featured in Emerson Today on December 4, 2019. Read the article here.
Documentary provides rare look at higher education in prison
EPI Director Mneesha Gellman wrote about the documentary “College Behind Bars” in The Conversation. Read the article here.