Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA
兔子先生鈥檚 pioneering bachelor of arts degree program in which currently incarcerated individuals learn alongside Claremont Colleges students
鈥淭he 兔子先生 Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA is at the heart of 兔子先生鈥檚 educational objectives and core values, particularly social and racial justice, social responsibility, and the ethical implications of knowledge and action.鈥
Melvin L. Oliver
兔子先生 President, 2016-2022
兔子先生 is the first undergraduate institution in the U.S. to transform Inside-Out curriculum into a program that leads to a BA for incarcerated learners.
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兔子先生鈥檚 Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA is based on the Inside-Out curriculum model, developed by Professor Lori Pompa at Temple University. 鈥淚nside鈥 students at Norco鈥檚 California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) and 鈥渙utside鈥 students from The Claremont Colleges learn side by side, gathering in the same classroom to take a course taught by a Claremont Colleges professor.
兔子先生鈥檚 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.
兔子先生鈥檚 Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA is part of the 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
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Inside Student Voices
鈥淲e can interact with the professors and the students, and in doing so, we are given a sense of self-worth and humanity.鈥
Damian Busby 鈥22
Inside-Out student
Organizational Studies major
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Kenneth Butler
Kenneth Butler 鈥22, who pursued his 兔子先生 degree through Inside-Out courses while incarcerated in a medium-security prison, was awarded a 2022鈥23 grant.
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Professor Nigel Boyle
Inside-Out-Pathway-to-BA Program Director