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Podcast: New Books in Education
Episode: The Journal of Higher Education in Prison
Description: Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about:
How both of today’s guests became involved in higher education in prison.
Why this work is personal to them.
Funding and representation issues in higher education in prison.
The complexities of supporting students who are incarcerated without supporting the carceral system.
And a discussion of the Journal of Higher Education in Prison.
Our guest is: Dr. Erin Corbett, who earned her doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, where her dissertation examined the relationship between educational attainment level and post-release employment outcomes for...