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Acclaimed PBS Series “College Behind Bars” Comes to Hostos
as a Four-Part Educational Series Educating for Change
Professor Sarah Hoiland and Student Services Specialist Marsha Milan-Bethel bring the acclaimed PBS documentary series "College Behind Bars" to Eugenio María de Hostos Community College as a 2021 four-part program titled Educating for Change. “We want to leverage this incredible documentary to highlight Hostos’ commitment to justice-involved students, our community, and the transformative power of higher education by foregrounding panelists’ direct experiences and highlighting the rigorous academic environment in the Bard Prison Initiative as a vehicle for social change inside and outside of jails and prisons,” said Dr. Sarah Hoiland. “Hostos’ mission is to provide educational opportunities leading to socio-economic mobility to a diverse student population;” said Milan-Bethel “therefore, Hostos is well positioned to work with the justice-involved population to reduce recidivism rates and increase post-secondary graduation rates in New York City.”
Educating for Change: Stories from the Bronx (Part I of IV)
Friday, February 26 at 7 p.m. (entry at 6:45 p.m.)
30-min watch of PBS "College Behind Bars" episode followed by a 60-minute panel
Panelists: Film Director Lynn Novick; Bard Prison Initiative alumnus Giovannie Hernandez;
Hostos Professor Elys Vasquez-Iscan; Program Manager Forging Ahead for Community Engagement and Support (FACES) Hondo Martinez; Associate Vice President of the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy at The Fortune Society Andre Ward.
Moderated by Professor Sarah Hoiland |
To RSVP click here: https://bit.ly/CBB_HCC2021
Educating for Change: Womens’ Stories (Part II of IV)
Friday, March 26 at 7 p.m. (entry at 6:45 p.m.)
30-min watch of PBS "College Behind Bars" episode followed by a 60-minute panel
Panelists: Film Producer Salimah El-Amin; Bard Prison Initiative alumna Shawnta Montgomery;
Hostos Professor Sandy Figueroa; SUNY Purchase Professor Ragnhild Utheim; Director of Programs College & Community Fellowship Maria Santangelo.
Moderated by Marsha Milan-Bethel
To RSVP click here: https://bit.ly/CBB_HCC2021
Learn more about the PBS series "College Behind Bars."