About
Founded in 2019, the Boston College Prison Education Program offers a high-quality liberal arts education to incarcerated students at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Shirley, MA. Courses are taught by Boston College instructors and offer credits leading to a B.A. in the Applied Liberal Arts.
Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving
- Examine, and dissect the assumptions and conventions of different areas of study, while addressing complex questions, problems, materials, and texts of all types with creative solutions and analytical processes听
- Evaluate and synthesize large amounts of information to execute decisions and devise solutions to problems
- Formulate creative solutions to complex problems integrating multiple perspectives
Quantitative Reasoning
- Ethically analyze and interpret data from real-world situations to construct creative solutions听
- Develop creative arguments supported by quantitative evidence and communicate听 numerical data in a variety of formats and mediums utilizing data visualization and other media tools
Communication & Information Literacy
- Find, appraise, organize, use, and convey information and their ideas, both individually and collaboratively, through oral, digital, and written forms. Address both specific and general audiences through various writing genres.
- Analyze, and manage听 group dynamics and the resolution of conflicts by integrating conflict resolution strategies with the goal of reaching productive outcomes.
- Produce and present ideas using digital media and storytelling techniques that increase knowledge, foster understanding, or promote change in listener attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors
- Understand the value and process of working with others and use critical perspectives and skills needed to co-create knowledge with others
Acting as Men & Women for and with Others
Discern personal and professional responsibilities in order to develop creative solutions that lead to engagement in courageous action that contributes听 to dismantling unjust structures
Integrative learning
- Reflect on connections among ideas, disciplines and experiences in order to examine issues, ideas, and events听
- Synthesize and transfer their learning to new and complex situations or issues听
Diverse Perspectives
Demonstrate a nuanced understanding and respect of diverse individuals and perspectives and the application of this understanding to further equity, human rights, and social justice
From the Director
Patrick Conway
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Thank you for your interest in the Boston College Prison Education Program.
Founded in 2019, the Boston College Prison Education Program has quickly grown to become one of the leading higher education in prison programs in the country. Our program serves incarcerated students at MCI-Shirley, a medium-security prison located an hour from the Chestnut Hill campus.
Housed in the Office of the Provost, and working in collaboration with the Woods College of Advancing Studies, we strive to provide our students with a high-quality liberal arts education. Students in our program earn Boston College credits leading to a BA in the Applied Liberal Arts. Our degree focuses on offering formative educational experiences that not only provide tangible career skills, but also humanistic learning experiences that help cultivate personal development and growth. All coursework is led by Boston College faculty.
Running such a unique program requires working in partnership with various stakeholders, including Boston College faculty and leadership, correctional staff and administration, and, of course, our students themselves. We are also proudly affiliated with the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI), the most robust national network for the liberal arts in prison. 91滴滴PEP鈥檚 transformative work is made possible through the generous support of our program from donors.听Thank you for your interest in 91滴滴PEP.
We look forward to continuing to make a positive impact on the lives of our students, and to helping rethink and reimagine the role of education in prisons.
Sincerely,
Patrick Conway
Ignacio Chair & Program Director
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