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The Tufts Daily

Meet trailblazer David Delvalle, the first known formerly incarcerated person to be hired by Tufts University

Tufts University Prison Initiative of the Tisch College of Civic Life (TUPIT)'s new Education and Reentry Director, David Delvalle is profiled in this piece by The Tufts Daily.

A woman seated at a desk talking with a younger woman, with a laptop open in the foreground. The VERSE summer program teams students new to research with Tufts faculty mentors

Undergrads Learn Research from the Inside

The VERSE summer program teams students new to research with Tufts faculty mentors

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Bay State Boston Banner

In ‘Sing Sing,’ incarcerated men find redemption through the life-changing power of art

David Delvalle comments on how TUPIT impacted the culture at MCI-Concord, where he was incarcerated. Delvalle received his associate degree while participating in the program and went on to study at Tufts.

Jody Boykins and Louise Bond at a classroom table

College in Prison Changed Them. Now They Want to Change Minds

TUPIT students, including the first Tufts class to earn their bachelor’s degrees behind bars, celebrate the program that turned them on to civic responsibility

The Tufts Daily

How to transform policy into change: Tufts Education Reentry Network

‘MyTERN’ course hosted an event with local legislators, helping students learn to transform policy recommendations into real change.

CBS News

Advocates say Massachusetts prison system is setting inmates up to fail

Tufts University Prison Initiative of the Tisch College of Civic Life's (TUPIT) collaboration with MCI Concord and the program's inaugural graduation of students is mentioned in this article.

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The Boston Globe

Tufts prison initiative gives grads the gift of hope

This article highlights the Tufts University Prison Initiative of the Tisch College of Civic Life (TUPIT). Several students, including those who are part of the first-ever graduating class, are quoted about the initiative’s impact.

A woman wears a sculpture that shows her head behind bars.

Rewriting Their Prison Stories, Sentence by Sentence

A first-of-its-kind national journal of literature and art gives voice to hundreds of people affected by incarceration

Educational Program Aims to Lower Recidivism Rates, Improve Quality of Life for Inmates

A $100K grant from the Cummings Foundation will fund this Tisch College program that supports associate degrees for people in a Massachusetts correctional institution