NYU’s Prison Education Program Receives $1 Million Grant from Mellon Foundation
NYU has received a $1 million, three-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support its Prison Education Program (PEP), an initiative that brings a college education to incarcerated individuals at New York’s Wallkill Correctional Facility.
NYU has received a $1 million, three-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support its Prison Education Program, an initiative that brings a college education to incarcerated individuals. Above, Vincent Thompson, now enrolled at NYU as an undergraduate, addresses the audience at the first graduation ceremony of the Prison Education Program at Wallkill Correctional Facility, October 12, 2017. © 2017 New York University
New York University has received a $1 million, three-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support its Prison Education Program (PEP), an initiative that brings a college education to incarcerated individuals at New York’s Wallkill Correctional Facility.
“In just a few years, NYU’s Prison Education Program has demonstrated that engagement in the classroom can create opportunities for successful new pathways after incarceration,” explains Nikhil Singh, an associate professor in NYU’s Department of Social and Cultural Analysis and founding faculty director of the Prison Education Program.
“We are grateful for the generous support from the Mellon Foundation—its backing will allow the program to not only continue to fulfill its educational mission, but also to expand its promise,” he adds...