We’re approaching the final weeks of the semester/quarter and that means summer is just around the corner! The trees are finally coming to life, the birds signing, the flowers blooming, and everywhere everybody in higher ed is just trying to survive the last bit of obligation. We’re all feeling the exhaustion, no doubt. This week, Nic and James stray from their regular format and discuss the pandemic and its ongoing effects on student participation this term. It’s not all doom, though. Turns out there’s this pretty great federal program (what they’re call in an “experiment”) that makes funds, specially Pell Grants, available to incarcerated and formally integrated people looking to pursue a degree. *In best Oprah voice* Well, hey, let’s celebrate that!
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Further Reading:
“A Proclamation on Second Chance Month, 2022,” The White House
“The Pieces of a New Deal for CUNY,” CUNY Rising Alliance
What We're Reading:
Sean Strub, Body Counts: A Memoir of Activism, Sex, and Survival
