Political Science Professor Renford Reese was first bitten by the travel bug as a college senior at Vanderbilt University. He had a good friend at the time attending Spelman College who was in France as part of a student exchange…
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For many college students, juggling multiple classes, participating in activities on campus and working around their school schedule to pay bills is challenging enough. Formerly incarcerated students face all the same pressures, but often deal with the additional stress of…
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Nearly three decades after the beating of Rodney King by LAPD officers was caught on tape, echoes of the past are resurfacing in the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers and the ensuing protests and…
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Project Rebound provides formerly incarcerated students with the academic support, financial assistance and on-campus workspace needed to help them successfully navigate college life. Now, participants in the program are preparing to give back as part a newly created mentorship program…
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A film chronicling a program created to help parolees get acclimated to college life has won recognition at the Los Angeles Film Awards. Political Science Professor Renford Reese helmed “RA: A Lifer Cohort,” which earned honorable mention in the documentary…
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