This fellowship position will serve as the College Bridge Program Coordinator and support the implementation, evaluation, and expansion of the Petey Greene Program College Bridge Program at the Washington, D.C. Jail.

The restoration of Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated people, which takes full effect in July 2023, has the potential to expand access to higher education. However, many incarcerated students lack the literacy and numeracy skills necessary to enroll and succeed in a college program. At the encouragement of justice-impacted learners and higher education in prison programs, PGP is piloting and developing a scaling strategy for college bridge programming that helps incarcerated people acquire the writing, critical thinking and math skills required to access post-secondary programs, while fostering the sense of educational self-efficacy and confidence vital to succeed.

The Leading Edge Fellow will be responsible for recruiting and training volunteer tutors for the College Bridge Program offered at the DC Jail. In addition, they will collaborate with PGP Academic Manager and external consultants to evaluate the program, and serve as a point of reference for our university partnerships.

Stipend: $62,500 in year one, and $65,000 in year two, plus health insurance and professional development funding

Tenure: 24 months beginning in September 2022

Deadline for applications: March 28th, 9pm EST