After 20 Years in Prison, He’s Now a Tufts Grad
Nathan Miksch is the first TUPIT student to start his bachelor’s degree behind bars and finish it on campus
Tufts Prison Initiative
The Tufts University Prison Initiative of the Tisch College of Civic Life (TUPIT) brings Tufts faculty and students together with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people, educators, organizers, corrections staff, and scholars of criminal justice to facilitate creative and collaborative responses to the problems of mass incarceration and racial injustice. Extending the vision of Tufts University and Tisch College, TUPIT is dedicated to providing transformative educational experiences that foster student, faculty, and community members’ capacities to become active citizens of change in the world.
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The Tufts Daily
Tisch College holds annual symposium on restorative justice, higher education
TUPIT symposium spotlights Tufts students and formerly incarcerated scholars working together to redefine higher education and reentry.
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.
Undergrads Learn Research from the Inside
The VERSE summer program teams students new to research with Tufts faculty mentors
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