Overview
The Rikers Education Program (REP) provides opportunities for students at Rikers Island (ages 16–24) and Columbia University students and faculty to engage in college-oriented education programming with a focus on social justice issues. REP works with Columbia faculty and graduate students as well as community partners to develop and implement a wide range of education progracms that utilize a variety of approaches including social justice pedagogy, collaborative project-based learning modalities, restorative practices, and more.
REP seeks to increase access to quality education for students who are incarcerated, to develop culturally responsive education programming, to cultivate positive social emotional development and to support students to think critically about issues of justice and incarceration. Programs consist of 4–6 week modules that meet weekly for three hours, many of which bring Columbia students from campus to participate.
Videos
Rikers Education Program Overview and Interviews
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Rikers Education Program Student Experience
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Rikers Education Program Impact Analysis
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Courses
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Last Instructor / Semester
John Doe / Spring 2016
Past Instructors:
Sam Johnson, Louise Dobrowski, Teo Fabi
COURSE MATERIALS
LINKS
The Cornell Prison Education Program provides a liberal arts curriculum leading to an Associate of Arts degree for men incarcerated at the Auburn and Cayuga Correctional Facilities. Cornell faculty and doctoral students serve as instructors for all courses, and a community college accredits the degree conferred upon eligible prisoners. The program offers nearly a dozen courses each semester in economics, constitutional law and individual rights, creative writing, genetics, medical anthropology, international human rights, writing, math, and Asian meditation.
COURSE MATERIALS
LINKS
The Cornell Prison Education Program provides a liberal arts curriculum leading to an Associate of Arts degree for men incarcerated at the Auburn and Cayuga Correctional Facilities. Cornell faculty and doctoral students serve as instructors for all courses, and a community college accredits the degree conferred upon eligible prisoners. The program offers nearly a dozen courses each semester in economics, constitutional law and individual rights, creative writing, genetics, medical anthropology, international human rights, writing, math, and Asian meditation.
COURSE MATERIALS
LINKS
The Cornell Prison Education Program provides a liberal arts curriculum leading to an Associate of Arts degree for men incarcerated at the Auburn and Cayuga Correctional Facilities. Cornell faculty and doctoral students serve as instructors for all courses, and a community college accredits the degree conferred upon eligible prisoners. The program offers nearly a dozen courses each semester in economics, constitutional law and individual rights, creative writing, genetics, medical anthropology, international human rights, writing, math, and Asian meditation.
COURSE MATERIALS
LINKS
The Cornell Prison Education Program provides a liberal arts curriculum leading to an Associate of Arts degree for men incarcerated at the Auburn and Cayuga Correctional Facilities. Cornell faculty and doctoral students serve as instructors for all courses, and a community college accredits the degree conferred upon eligible prisoners. The program offers nearly a dozen courses each semester in economics, constitutional law and individual rights, creative writing, genetics, medical anthropology, international human rights, writing, math, and Asian meditation.
COURSE MATERIALS
LINKS
The Cornell Prison Education Program provides a liberal arts curriculum leading to an Associate of Arts degree for men incarcerated at the Auburn and Cayuga Correctional Facilities. Cornell faculty and doctoral students serve as instructors for all courses, and a community college accredits the degree conferred upon eligible prisoners. The program offers nearly a dozen courses each semester in economics, constitutional law and individual rights, creative writing, genetics, medical anthropology, international human rights, writing, math, and Asian meditation.
COURSE MATERIALS
LINKS
The Cornell Prison Education Program provides a liberal arts curriculum leading to an Associate of Arts degree for men incarcerated at the Auburn and Cayuga Correctional Facilities. Cornell faculty and doctoral students serve as instructors for all courses, and a community college accredits the degree conferred upon eligible prisoners. The program offers nearly a dozen courses each semester in economics, constitutional law and individual rights, creative writing, genetics, medical anthropology, international human rights, writing, math, and Asian meditation.
COURSE MATERIALS
LINKS
The Cornell Prison Education Program provides a liberal arts curriculum leading to an Associate of Arts degree for men incarcerated at the Auburn and Cayuga Correctional Facilities. Cornell faculty and doctoral students serve as instructors for all courses, and a community college accredits the degree conferred upon eligible prisoners. The program offers nearly a dozen courses each semester in economics, constitutional law and individual rights, creative writing, genetics, medical anthropology, international human rights, writing, math, and Asian meditation.