(SPARKILL, NY – February 15, 2022) – St. Thomas Aquinas College’s Justice Studies Institute will be hosting a 3-part series entitled “Education, Decarceration and Re-entry.” This virtual series is free and open to the public.
The Justice Studies Institute at St. Thomas Aquinas College works to advance interdisciplinary examination and collaboration on justice-based issues at the College and within the broader community. Housed in the School of Arts and Social Sciences, the Justice Studies Institute brings together a diverse mix of faculty to foster critical dialogue.
A detailed schedule can be found below. Register here for one or all three virtual events.
Part 1: The Experience: What is it like to be a Formerly Incarcerated Student?
Meet students Eldredge Blalock and Jose Fitzgerald who will give a first-hand account on the transition from college while incarcerated to joining a college campus post incarceration.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 | 6:30 PM | Zoom
Part 2: The Challenges of Re-Entry During a Pandemic: A Panel Discussion
Hear from leading activists in Rockland and Westchester County who work to improve the re-entry process and make connections between incarceration and higher education. Panelists include: Sean Pica (Hudson Link), Nicole Prais (Bridges), and Tarik Greene (OWDS and Activist for Returned Citizens)
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | 6:00 PM | Zoom
Part 3: Educating Incarcerated Students: Lessons from Teaching at Sullivan
Hear from St. Thomas Aquinas College faculty with first-hand experience teaching at Sullivan Correctional Facility with Hudson Link.
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 | 6:00 PM | Zoom
St. Thomas Aquinas College is an independent liberal arts college located on 72 acres in Rockland County, NY, which provides education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The College’s approximately 2,000 full and part-time students can choose from more than 100 different majors, minors, specializations, and dual-degree programs across four Schools: Arts & Social Sciences, Business, Education, and STEM. The College is recognized by U.S. News & World Report in the Top-Tier for Regional Universities, by Colleges of Distinction in both its New York and Catholic editions, by Affordable Colleges Online as a Top College in New York for Return on Investment, and is included as a Military Friendly School®. St. Thomas Aquinas College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; its School of Education is a candidate for accreditation by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), and its School of Business is accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE). For more information, visit www.stac.edu.