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A few months ago, I was googling STEM programs in prisons, and came across an ad, posted on eBay of all places. “Could there be a future in computer programming for prisoners?” #higheredinprison #edtech #stem @STEM_OPS @Prof_Andrisse
But it wasn’t from The Last Mile or Slack's Next Chapter, which are both nonprofits working in this space now. It was an IBM ad from 1970 in Scientific American. @TLM @IBM @sciam @SlackHQ bit.ly/3KbocNQ 
I had no idea that computer programming was offered in prisons 50 years ago. As I dug a little bit into the archives of @JSTOR’s American Prison Newspaper Archives, I discovered this was happening all across the country. Via La Roca, AZ State Prison, 1974. bit.ly/3Yy5CDT
#FellowsFriday! Meet Rev. @Vivian_D_Nixon, Writer in Residence, @square1justice,@CUJusticeLab
She brings her authentic self, as a formerly incarcerated woman, to her leadership in racial justice & ensuring that justice-involved women & families have a better future. Read her🧵⬇️.
She brings her authentic self, as a formerly incarcerated woman, to her leadership in racial justice & ensuring that justice-involved women & families have a better future. Read her🧵⬇️.
.@Vivian_D_Nixon shares how racism was infused in her childhood classrooms in glaring but also subtle ways, particularly in her teacher punishing her for using #AAVE language.
She spoke abt this and how we each can play a part in dismantling racism.⏯️
She spoke abt this and how we each can play a part in dismantling racism.⏯️
.@Vivian_D_Nixon has been fighting systemic racism playing out in the criminal justice system, edu opportunities, and with personal agency.
She sat down w/ @FordFoundation Pres. @darrenwalker & @AnnaDeavereS to discuss this in the age of COVID.
Watch⏯️ aspeninstitute.org/videos/mcclosk…
She sat down w/ @FordFoundation Pres. @darrenwalker & @AnnaDeavereS to discuss this in the age of COVID.
Watch⏯️ aspeninstitute.org/videos/mcclosk…
My article in @ConversationUS raises awareness about the laws in 26 states that explicitly deny financial aid eligibility to incarcerated students or students w/ criminal convictions. It's been a missing piece of the #PellGrant for prisoners debate. 1/ theconversation.com/states-not-jus…
2/ This article comes from my recently-completed dissertation from @HALEatMSU on state financial aid for justice-involved students. In this thread, I am going to name all 26 states that deny aid to justice-involved students w/ links to statutes or regulations.
3/ I 100% support the restoration of #PellGrants to people in prison (& to civilly confined sex offenders & to all people with drug convictions). There is also an opportunity here for states to change their laws to allow people w/ criminal records to receive state financial aid.
