Archive: News
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Marc Howard Honored with Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award
Marc Howard was recognized alongside two other Georgetown professors for outstanding research and excellence in teaching.
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Paralegal Program Alum Kareem McCraney: Making a Difference in the Prison System
Kareem was one of the first to graduate from Georgetown’s paralegal certificate program for returning citizens. Now, he’s using his skills on behalf of incarcerated DC residents.
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Kenneth Bond, Wrongfully Convicted, Freed After 27 Years
Kenneth Bond was just 16 years old when he was wrongfully convicted of murder. Now, he’s the fifth person supported by Georgetown’s Making an Exoneree program to come home.
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Returning Citizens Graduate from Georgetown Paralegal Program
In black caps and gowns, 16 returning citizens walked across the graduation stage at Georgetown University, celebrating their academic success in and the start of a new chapter
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Making an Exoneree Launches Sixth Cohort
Class is in session for Making an Exoneree, Georgetown University’s unprecedented course in which a group of dedicated undergraduate students reinvestigate likely wrongful conviction cases.
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Building Financial Literacy for Incarcerated Students
Professor Mike Ryan, who has taught Personal Finance at the D.C. Jail, said that the Prison Scholars Program has made him a better teacher and learner, emphasizing that educators should continue to get involved in prison education.
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Prison Scholar Dorain Grogan: Finding a New Path Forward Through Education
Dorain, a student in Georgetown’s degree program in a Maryland prison, says being in a college classroom has been “life-changing.”
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Georgetown Hires Adnan Syed To Support Prisons and Justice Initiative
Adnan Syed, the subject of the podcast “Serial,” has joined the university’s Prisons and Justice Initiative to support and advocate for others in the criminal legal system.
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Washington Business Journal Features Returning Citizens, PJI Alumni
The Washington Business Journal profiled three alumni of the Pivot Program and the MORCA-Georgetown Paralegal Program.
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In a First, Georgetown Bachelor’s Program in Prison Welcomes Mixed-Gender Class
Women incarcerated in Maryland now have the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown in a one-of-a-kind program.
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