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“On the Inside” Speaker Event: UNO TRAC (Transforming, Renewing, Achieving, and Connecting) a Higher Education in Prison Program

June 13, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT

A virtual talk and Q&A with Ms. Peggy Jones and Dr. Steve Langan to discuss On the Inside, a group show of LGBTQ+ artists who are currently incarcerated. Jones and Langan will be discussing their work with UNO TRAC (Transforming, Renewing, Achieving, and Connecting) a Higher Education in Prison Program. The UNO TRAC program provides for-credit general education and Inside-Out classes to incarcerated students at the Omaha Correctional Center, a student organization for formerly incarcerated students on campus, and community symposia highlighting trends and problems connected to higher education in prison, mass incarceration, and reentry. Jones and Langan will share their experiences teaching artistic and creative classes in TRAC, the impact on students who are incarcerated, and connect their work to the On the Inside themes of identity, self-empowerment, and finding dignity while incarcerated through creative expression. A question-and-answer session will follow the talk. Registration is required. More information here.

Organizer

Claire Du Laney
Phone
402-554-2884
Email
cdulaney@unomaha.edu

Venue

Online