Meet the 2023 Higher Education in Prison Program Cohort

The Higher Education in Prison Cohort Program promotes meaningful co-learning and collaboration. We do this by supporting program leaders who are working to create, sustain and grow higher education in prison programs.

The second cohort includes 12 programs from around the United States. The cohort represents the diversity of the higher education in prison stakeholder community, including degree and non-degree granting programs, various institutional types, geographic locations, types of facilities, size of program, diversity of staff, leadership, and program participants and existing program infrastructure.

2023 Higher Education in Prison Program Cohort

180 Re-entry Assistance Program (180 RAP)
College/University Partner(s):
Metropolitan Community College
Cohort Representative:
Diane Good-Collins, Director of Reentry
Website:
Goucher Prison Education Partnership
College/University Partner(s):
Goucher College
Cohort Representative:
Eliza Cornejo, Executive Director
Website:
Institute for Educational Empowerment
College/University Partner(s):
Miami Dade College
Cohort Representative:
Samantha Carlo, Co-Director
Website:
Kent Education Justice Initiative
College/University Partner(s):
Kent State University
Cohort Representative:
Kristenne Robison, Director
Website:
Milwaukee Area Technical College Second Chance Pell Program
College/University Partner(s):
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Cohort Representative:
Sadique, Dean of General Education Academic & Career Pathway
Website:
Mohawk Valley Community College - College in Prison Program
College/University Partner(s):
Mohawk Valley Community College
Cohort Representative:
Tabitha Carter, Coordinator of Distributed Learning
Website:
Pathways to Freedom – Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
College/University Partner(s):
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Cohort Representative:
Gene Loflin, Associate Vice President
Website:
Portland State University's Higher Education in Prison Program
College/University Partner(s):
Portland State University (PSU)
Cohort Representative:
Deborah, Director
Website:
Prison Education Program – Saint Louis University
College/University Partner(s):
Saint Louis University
Cohort Representative:
Mary Reising, Program Manager
Website:
Tufts University Prison Initiative of Tisch College (TUPIT)
College/University Partner(s):
Tufts University (Trustees of Tufts College)
Cohort Representative:
Hilary Binda, Founder & Director
Website:
University of Baltimore – Second Chance College Program
College/University Partner(s):
University of Baltimore
Cohort Representative:
Andrea Cantora, Director
Website:
University of Saint Mary - LCF Campus
College/University Partner(s):
University of Saint Mary
Cohort Representative:
Michelle Workman, Site Administrator
Website: