The Future of Higher Education in Prison

Spring 2017 Conference

Dates | April 28–29, 2017
Location | Bennington College, CAPA Symposium
Registration | Free and open to the public
Contact | capa@bennington.edu

FRIDAY, APRIL 28

4:00 PM  |  Panel: Pell Funding for Higher Education in Prison  |  Panelists: Megan Callaghan, Bard Prison Initiative; Alyson Harte, Bard Prison Initiative; Rachel Bernard, Marymount Manhattan College Program; Heather Clifford, Bennington College; Samuel Arroyo, Hudson Link; Katie Schaffer, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Ruth Delaney, Vera Institute of Justice

7:00 PM  |  Keynote: Prison Education in the Era of Trump  |  Speaker: Vivian Nixon, College and Community Fellowship

SATURDAY, APRIL 29

10:00 AM  |  Incarceration in America: Triumphs and Achievements  |  Reports from Annabel Davis-Goff, Bennington College Prison Education Initiative; Peter Goldberg, Brooklyn Community Bail Fund; Glenn E. Martin, JustLeadershipUSA; Rita Zimmer, Women’s Community Justice Project

1:00 PM  |  Panel: Developing Liberal Arts Curriculum for Prisons  |  Panelists: Christina Mengert, Bard Prison Initiative; Jed Tucker, Bard Prison Initiative; Aileen Baumgartner, Marymount Manhattan College Program; Annabel Davis-Goff, Bennington College Prison Education Initiative; Derrick Cain, Brooklyn Community Bail Fund; Salih Israil, Brooklyn Community Bail Fund; Samuel Arroyo, Hudson Link; Katie Schaffer, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Pamela Kennebrew, Lincoln University; Kate Meloney, Villanova University