The liberal arts are techniques for freedom.
Teaching a class, “The 2016 Presidential Election: The Fight to Vote in American History,” in the JCI Scholars Program presented me with a unique opportunity to view the recent election through the eyes of a forgotten voting block – the…
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The Department of Education has selected us to participate in the Second Chance Pell Pilot Program! I wrote about this a bit before last year here and here. There will be much more news in the days and weeks ahead. We…
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On Tuesday, my class “The Inside Out Prison Exchange Program: Criminal Justice Issues”, met for the final time at Jessup Correctional Institution. The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program is a national program developed by Temple University in 1997, and offered in…
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Guest Post by David Houk (Tree) The class on architecture was interesting because I’ve worked construction almost my whole life, and I have experience working with terracotta tile black (clay). I can’t believe it takes almost eleven years to learn…
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Today, JCI Scholar Vincent Greco and I attended the memorial service for Doug Arey. Here are some things that come into my mind when I think about Doug: His loud, irrepressible, unmistakable laugh. His inability to call me anything but…
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I had some very sad news while traveling on Monday, March 28th. I learned that one of my favorite students in recent memory – Douglas Scott Arey (September 26, 1948 – March 27, 2016), a 67-year-old inmate at Jessup who…
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A memorial service for Douglas Scott Arey (September 26, 1948 – March 27, 2016) will be held on April 7, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Here is the location: St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church 5203 St. Barnabas Road Temple Hills, MD 20748
Guest post by Michael Whittlesey, in response to guest lecture by Dr. Christine Manganaro The origin of my family genealogy dates back to mid 10th Century England. We were Whittles — the makers of swords and knives. The Whittles that…
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Guest post by Donald Gross (R.I.P Douglas Scott Arey) Wow! This particular lecture had to be one of the most, if not the most informative lectures that I have ever had the pleasure of participating in. I would never have…
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March 22, 2016 My kids I wonder where your mind are I hope missing daddy from afar My kids I know I made promises in the past That’s before I get my GED and now attending a college class My…
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