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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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Undergrads Learn Research from the Inside
The VERSE summer program teams students new to research with Tufts faculty mentors
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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.
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.
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