Starting in the 2023-24 academic year, some 1.5 million people in state and federal prisons will now be eligible to receive Pell grants in the amount of nearly $7,000 per year. What does this change mean for higher ed? What does it mean for the students who may earn a potential life-changing degree behind bars?
The Chronicle, in partnership with Ascendium, has created a free resource center to delve into the issues surrounding this often-overlooked population and uncover emerging ideas and strategies to provide better support. Highlight's include:
- Amber Crowder shares her journey to entrepreneurship after participating in Georgetown's Pivot Program, which helps prepare previously incarcerated people for the workplace
- Video Explainer: Pell Grants for the Incarcerated
- Case Study: How colleges are collaborating with correctional facilities and nonprofits to expand education in prisons
- Two second-generation Vietnamese Americans find new beginnings after serving time in prison
