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LIFTED: Transforming lives through higher education
By Nikki Babri Thinking of a prison setting, the image of incarcerated individuals reading novels like Frankenstein and The Yellow Wallpaper and engaging in deep literary discussions likely doesn’t come to mind. But at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility near...
Community, Representation, and JEDI: How Formerly Incarcerated Students Can Thrive on Campus
Apr 5, 2023 | Smart Justice By Kenia Miranda Verdugo People leave prison with hopes of never having to return. As we learned in the beginning of the California’s Best Practices: Pathways From Prison to College series, the most proven way to end recidivism is...
Pell Grants will return to prison, but for many, college will still be out of reach
By: Charlotte West Open Campus Caddell Kivett is ready to go back to college. He sorted out some old, defaulted student loans. He figured out what he wants to study. And he thought he had found a new way to pay for his classes. Except Kivett, 52, is in prison....
Prison Education Program LIFTED Grants Incarcerated Individuals Opportunity to Earn Bachelor’s Degree at UCI
By:City News Writer Editor’s Note: This article has been updated on 2/5/23 to replace the term “inmate” with “incarcerated persons” in means of writing with inclusive language. The prison education program Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational...
LIFTED pilot program gives inmates chance to pursue bachelor’s degree at UC Irvine
LIFTED pilot program gives inmates chance to pursue bachelor's degree at UC Irvine 25 inmates were admitted in spring 2022. By Phillip Palmer Saturday, January 7, 2023 IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- LIFTED, or Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees, is...
UC Irvine’s LIFTED program offers B.A. degrees to students who are incarcerated
UC Irvine’s LIFTED program offers B.A. degrees to students who are incarcerated Posted on August 30, 2022 by Jails to Jobs With the launch of the University of California Irvine’s LIFTED – Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees – program,...