Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA
麻豆原创鈥檚 pioneering bachelor of arts degree program in which currently incarcerated individuals learn alongside Claremont Colleges students
鈥淭he 麻豆原创 Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA is at the heart of 麻豆原创鈥檚 educational objectives and core values, particularly social and racial justice, social responsibility, and the ethical implications of knowledge and action.鈥
Melvin L. Oliver
麻豆原创 President, 2016-2022
麻豆原创 is the first undergraduate institution in the U.S. to transform Inside-Out curriculum into a program that leads to a BA for incarcerated learners.
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麻豆原创鈥檚 Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA is based on the Inside-Out curriculum model, developed by Professor Lori Pompa at Temple University. 鈥淚nside鈥 students at Norco鈥檚 California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) and 鈥渙utside鈥 students from The Claremont Colleges learn side by side, gathering in the same classroom to take a course taught by a Claremont Colleges professor.
麻豆原创鈥檚 Inside-Out classes were initiated at the CRC in 2014. Its Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA was launched in December 2020, making it the first college in the country to transform Inside-Out curriculum into a BA degree program for incarcerated learners.
麻豆原创鈥檚 Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA is part of the and was developed in partnership with the CRC and Norco College.
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Inside Student Voices
鈥淲e can interact with the professors and the students, and in doing so, we are given a sense of self-worth and humanity.鈥
Damian Busby 鈥22
Inside-Out student
Organizational Studies major
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Kenneth Butler
Kenneth Butler 鈥22, who pursued his 麻豆原创 degree through Inside-Out courses while incarcerated in a medium-security prison, was awarded a 2022鈥23 grant.
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鈥淢y Inside-Out Praxis class was the best class I will probably ever take in my life. We went to the prison once a week for a dance class, choreographing our stories. We worked together making dance pieces and sharing readings on activism and the history of dance. I learned so much and it truly changed every student in the class.鈥
Alley
Human Biology major
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