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Formerly Incarcerated Man Earns Degree After Decades-Long Fight for Education Behind Bars

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As a “lifer,” Fordham wasn't eligible to participate in prison education programs, but he fought back and earned a diploma, vocational certificates, and an associate degree from Miami Dade College. He received his associate degree with 18 other graduates, all of whom wore caps and gowns over their prison uniforms.

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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Number of Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degrees Declining For the liberal arts and humanities disciplines, the world has been changing for 50 years. Since the 1970s, the number of degrees conferred in the humanities has dropped fairly steadily , and that decline has picked up steam in recent years. of bachelor's degree recipients.

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CUNY Phases Out Traditional Math, English Remedial Courses

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The CUNY/Trinity College study tracked more than 900 community college students beginning in the fall of 2013.

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Keeping Community College Students Out of Remedial Courses Boosts Eventual Earnings: Study

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Community college students finished both associate and bachelor's degrees faster when they were sent to a college-level class with support rather than a remedial class, according to a new study. Students reported earning similar wages before they earned degrees.

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Northwestern University Celebrates First Cohort of Incarcerated Graduates

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The graduates will stay with the Northwestern Prison Education Program as teaching assistants and fellows to help other incarcerated students at the correctional institution earn degrees. Northwestern University just celebrated its first cohort of incarcerated bachelor's degree earners. The university announced the Nov.