U wins $8M to launch nation’s first prison education research center
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New PEARL lab to train future leaders, expand high-quality learning in prisons, and generate first-of-its-kind national data on incarcerated students.
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Utah Prison Education Project admits first degree-seeking students
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Students in the women’s unit of the Utah State Correctional Facility will pursue a bachelor’s degree in university studies and a certificate in professional and technical writing.
Read MoreAscendium Grant will support new research center focused on postsecondary education in prisons
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The proposed center will serve as a national hub for defining critical evidence gaps and advancing rigorous research to inform the design, evaluation and improvement of postsecondary education programs for incarcerated learners.
Read More‘Virtual nature’ experiences in prisons reduce stress
Exposure to nature imagery or nature sounds decreased physiological signs of stress in the incarcerated.
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