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SIGN UP FOR NEWS AND UPDATES Announcing The Paris Review Visiting Professor of Literature Learn More Stream all episodes now on PBS LearningMedia Learn how to watch Reimagining the place of higher education. Play Video 21st Commencement Celebrating 63 graduates at Eastern with voting rights icon Desmond Meade. The Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) works to redefine the availability, affordability, and expectations typically associated with higher education in America. Since 2001, BPI has created groundbreaking opportunities to radically expand college access in and beyond prisons. All of BPI’s work is done in the service of the capacity and appetite for learning among communities typically excluded from higher education. Today, BPI operates in seven correctional facilities and enrolls over 400 incarcerated students in full-time programs that culminate in degrees from Bard College. Once enrolled, BPI students embark on a rigorous course of study that matches the breadth and intensity of the Bard College learning experience. BPI supports students throughout their enrollment — and beyond — to identify ways that a liberal arts degree can carry forward into long-term plans. To foster the growth of robust and meaningful college access in prisons well beyond New York, BPI has partnered with other colleges and universities across the country to develop new college-in-prison opportunities through the Consortium for the Liberal Arts in Prison. The Bard Microcolleges expand BPI’s model outside of the prison system. Formed in partnership with local community organizations and operated by BPI, the Bard Microcolleges bring high-quality, full-scholarship, liberal arts education to communities who have been overlooked or disillusioned by the university system. BPI In the News The Historic Return of Pell Funding for Incarcerated Students and What Comes Next Webinar hosted by BPI Their Stories Helped Lift a 26-Year Ban on Pell Grants for Prisoners By Katherine Mangan, The Chronicle of Higher Education On the win, at last By Max Kenner ’01, Executive Director Read more on the Blog By The Numbers 600+ Students Enrolled 11 Campuses 870+ Degrees Conferred Putting Education to Work What happens when alumni return home from prison? Alumni News & Updates Check out our Blog See Student Journeys National Engagement, Advocacy and Building a Global Community of Practice BPI Summer Residency #TurnOnTheTAP Global Initiatives Share Become a BPI Supporter Become a BPI supporter today and join a passionate community that believes in the power of education. At BPI, we are committed to investing in people, reinventing institutions and making genuine education more accessible. Your support helps make this possible. 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