Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA About Pitzer College’s Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA is a bachelor of arts degree program for currently incarcerated individuals. It’s based on the Inside-Out curriculum model, developed by Professor Lori Pompa at Temple University. “Inside” students at Norco’s California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) and “outside” students from The Claremont Colleges learn side by side, gathering in the same classroom to take a course taught by a Claremont Colleges professor. Pitzer’s Inside-Out classes were initiated at the CRC in 2014. Its Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA was launched in December 2020, making it the first college in the country to transform Inside-Out curriculum into a BA degree program for incarcerated learners. Pitzer’s Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA is part of the Justice Education Initiative of the Claremont Colleges and was developed in partnership with the CRC and Norco College. Program Outcomes Increase of obtaining meaningful post-release work A 93% lower chance of recidivism Successful re-entry into society upon release Pitzer and the Claremont Colleges Justice Education Initiative launch the country’s first in-prison bachelor’s degree pathway for currently incarcerated students based on Inside-Out curriculum. Inside Student Voices “We can interact with the professors and the students, and in doing so, we are given a sense of self-worth and humanity.” Damian Busby ‘22 “Every single day that I come to a class has been transformative in some way.” Reggie Bullock ’22 “For a moment, two worlds that seem so far apart are joined together to grow and learn from one another.” Freddy Cisneros ’21 Graduate in Focus Pitzer Senior Kenneth Butler ’22 Earns Fulbright Fellowship to Uganda after Serving 15 Years in Prison Pitzer College student Kenneth Butler ’22, who pursued his Pitzer degree through Inside-Out courses while incarcerated in a medium-security prison, has been awarded a 2022–23 Fulbright US Student Program grant to study the lives of men released from a maximum-security prison in Uganda…Read More In the News Getting a bachelor’s degree in prison is rare. That’s about to change – NPR Former SoCal gang member who served 15 years in prison graduates college in second chance at life – ABC7 Prisoners will soon be eligible for federal grants, opening new educational opportunities – PBS More Alumni Stories From Incarceration to the California State Assembly: Pitzer Alumnus Reggie Bullock ’22 Pitzer College graduate Reggie Bullock ’22, who earned his degree through Pitzer’s Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA program, has been accepted to the Jesse Unruh California Assembly Fellowship…Read More Yusef Pierce’s ’21 Journey to a Pitzer College Degree from Inside Prison The Pitzer Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA is at the heart of Pitzer College’s educational objectives and core values, particularly social and racial justice, social responsibility and the ethical implications of knowledge and action…Read More Pitzer Alumnus and Inside-Out Graduate Freddy Cisneros ’21 Receives Executive Fellowship Pitzer College alumnus Freddy Cisneros ’21, who graduated last year with a degree in organizational studies, has been accepted to the Executive Fellowship Program…Read More Give a gift in support ofthe Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA program Donate Contact Professor Nigel BoyleBA Program Director[email protected]909.607.3770 Email Learn More Justice Education Initiative at the Claremont CollegesNew “Inside Out” Program Helps Inmates Earn Bachelor’s Degrees – KPCCStudent Makes The Most Of Time Behind Bars, Finishes College With Honors – NPRB.A. Program for Students, Incarcerated and Not – Inside Higher Ed
