Events
Events 2021-2022
Every year, TUPIT organizes a series of programs about issues related to justice and U.S. incarceration. Drawing heavily on the
Belly of the Beast
March 16, 2021. 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. TUPIT is hosting a screening of Erika Cohn’s film, “Belly of the Beast,” which is “a powerful exposé of human rights abuses of women in the criminal justice system.”
News & Media
Select stories appear below. A complete listing is available here.
TUPIT pushes for program allowing incarcerated individuals to obtain Tufts bachelor’s degree, Zoe Kava reports: "resolution calls on the university to allow currently and formerly incarcerated individuals who are taking Tufts courses through the TUPIT program, which is taught by Tufts professors, to earn a Tufts bachelor’s degree in civic studies
TCU Senate passes resolution to expand TUPIT program, discusses anti-Asian racism, Chloe Courtney Bohl reports: "The Tufts Community Union Senate passed a resolution calling on the university to give incarcerated and formerly incarcerated participants in the Tufts University Prison Initiative of Tisch College (TUPIT) the opportunity to earn a Tufts degree"
Tisch College | December 3, 2020
Addressing Mass Incarceration through Education, The Tufts University Prison Initiative of Tisch College has adapted and persevered during COVID-19, providing invaluable opportunities to formerly incarcerated individuals.
17 of the Most Innovative Courses of the 2019/2020 Academic Year, Sanna Sharp lists Dr. Hilary Binda’s Mass Incarceration and the Literature of Confinement course at Tufts University as the Number 2 most innovative courses of 2020.
After Prison, Education Equals Opportunity, Dr. Stanley Adrisse, a convicted felon, shares his story of earning a Ph.D., becoming a professor, and advocating for reforms that support successful re-entry.