This is a sample memorandum of understanding from the Tennessee Higher Education Initiative. The Tennessee Higher Education Initiative disrupts systems of harm and creates opportunities for autonomy and success through education, support, and advocacy with and for justice-impacted individuals. This program serves adult men, with college credit offerings. Instruction is on-site, face-to-face, and remote.
This program seeks to establish higher education in prison models to promote the reintegration of incarcerated persons (men and women) into society by fostering their intellectual curiosity; fostering their capacity for critical thinking, constant and ongoing learning, and effective communication skills; fostering an appreciation for and cultivation of ethical and aesthetic values; and providing an education of excellence that offers students a unified vision of knowledge that brings general education and specialization into harmony, and fosters in students a capacity for independent study…
This is an MOU between Denison University's Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program and Southeastern Correctional Institution. The program's purpose is to inspire and educate its students to become autonomous thinkers, discerning moral agents, and active citizens of a democratic society. This program serves adult men, with no college credit or non-credit offerings. Instruction is on-site, face-to-face.
This is an MOU between the Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) Campus Within Walls program and Virginia's Department of Corrections. SVCC's Campus Within Walls program provides second chances through higher education to incarcerated students. Through college education, Campus Within Walls provides students with the tools they need to successfully re-enter society and become productive citizens. This program serves adult men, with college credit offerings.
This is an organizational chart from the Tennessee Higher Education Initiative. The Tennessee Higher Education Initiative disrupts systems of harm, creates opportunities for autonomy and success through education, support, and advocacy with and for justice-impacted individuals. This program serves adult men, with college credit offerings. Instruction is on-site, face-to-face, and remote.
Org chart: North Park University offers a Master of Arts in Christian Ministry/Restorative Arts through the School of Restorative Arts (SRA) to incarcerated and free persons. The degree is for servant leaders interested in seminary-level theological training who desire to do restorative justice ministry in contexts that are susceptible to conflict or violence. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to be agents of restoration in their communities. Participants are expected to be engaged community members at the time of application and throughout the program. The SRA welcomes people of all…
Instructor handbook: The Prison Education Program at Saint Louis University is a Jesuit-inspired initiative that provides access to high-quality liberal arts education for people who are incarcerated and prison staff.
Teaching artist handbook: RTA uses the transformative power of the arts to help people in prison develop skills to unlock their potential and succeed in the larger community. This program serves adult women, with no college credit or non-credit offerings. Instruction is on-site, face-to-face, and remote.
Faculty handbook: As a champion of institutional, structural, and personal transformation, the Institute opens doors and eliminates barriers to success for people who have been involved in the criminal legal system. We create access to higher education and pathways to satisfying careers. We advocate for the right to housing, employment, healthcare, and other human rights too often denied people with criminal convictions. This program serves adult men, with college credit offerings. Instruction is on-site, face-to-face, and remote.
Instructor handbook: The mission of the North Carolina Field Minister Program is to educate and equip men of faith to serve as cultural assets within the incarcerated population of North Carolina. This program serves adult men, with college credit offerings. Instruction is on-site, face-to-face, and remote.
