This past month, we heard from resource experts across the education continuum on pressing issues and topics. This recap serves as a resource for those interested in our different webinar series.
March 2023 Webinar Discussions:
Literacy from Day One
Early Efforts Series | March 7, 2023
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Contact
If you have any questions about this webinar, please contact Becca Hanlin, Associate Policy Analyst, at rhanlin@hunt_institute.org
Behind the Walls and Post-Release | Supporting Learners Impacted by the Legal System
Postsecondary Pathways Series | March 16, 2023
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- Jobs for the Future (JFF) | Center for Justice and Economic Advancement: Through the Center for Justice and Economic Advancement, JFF will work to eliminate barriers that have prevented them from having meaningful opportunities to transform their lives and achieve economic advancement.
- Alliance for Higher Education in Prison | Language Guidelines: Language is a powerful tool in shaping the culture and narrative in the field of higher education in prison, and our efforts are guided by a practice of conscious communication and the use of person-centered language.
- Tennessee Higher Education Initiative | Tennessee Prison College Coalition: In 2019, The Tennessee Prison College Coalition (TPCC) was launched, for strategic and timely collaboration across state agencies, colleges and universities and service providers to increase access and support for justice-impacted students.
- Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network: FICGN is a network of college graduates who have been to prison. It includes people from varied educational backgrounds (AA to JD/Ph.D./EdD) as well as careers ranging from staff members to state and federal administrators, a mayor, executive directors, attorneys, professors, and a college president.
- Reentry Campus Program: Reentry Campus Program provides currently and formerly incarcerated individuals with an affordable pathway to accredited post-secondary education and certification programs that are infused within the reentry process.
- Open Campus | College Inside: A biweekly newsletter about the future of postsecondary education in prisons.
- National Inventory of Collateral Consequences of Conviction: Legal and regulatory sanctions and restrictions that limit or prohibit people with criminal records from accessing employment, occupational licensing, housing, voting, education, and other opportunities.
- Beyond the Bars: South (March 23-25, 2023, in Atlanta, GA)
- JFF’s Horizons Conference (June 14-15, 2023, in New Orleans, LA)
- National Conference on Higher Education in Prison (November 9-11, 2023, in Atlanta, GA)
Contact
If you have any questions about this webinar or series, please contact Julia Ahrns Hoffman, Senior Policy Analyst, at jahoffman@hunt-institute.org
Throw Like a Girl: 50 Years of Gender Equity in Girls’ Sports
Homeroom with Education Leaders Series | March 23, 2023
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Contact
If you have any questions about this webinar or series, please contact Julia Whitfield, Associate Policy Analyst, at jwhitfield@hunt-institute.org
Women’s History Month: Everyday Superwomen: The Lessons and Best Practices of Women Leaders in Politics, Education, and Philanthropy
Race & Education Series | March 29, 2023
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Contact
If you have any questions about this webinar or series, please contact Jamison Lowery, Internship and Belk Impact Fellows Program Coordinator, at jlowery@hunt-institute.org
