Tennessee Higher Education Initiative and Scarritt Bennett Center Announced Inaugural Restorative Justice Fellowship
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tennessee Higher Education Initiative (THEI) continues to make groundbreaking inroads to opportunities for college programs in Tennessee prisons with the announcement of the Restorative Justice Initiative: Behind the Walls Fellowship in partnership with the Scarritt Bennett Center. The Inaugural collaboration was acknowledged at a community luncheon on August 1, 2022, held on the campus of Scarritt Bennett. The Restorative Justice: Behind the Wall Fellowship will allow fellows the opportunity to engage with students behind the wall pursuing their degrees through Lane College and Belmont University.
Key Points:
- NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tennessee Higher Education Initiative (THEI) continues to make groundbreaking inroads to opportunities for college programs in Tennessee prisons with the announcement of the Restorative Justice Initiative: Behind the Walls Fellowship in partnership with the Scarritt Bennett Center.
- The Inaugural collaboration was acknowledged at a community luncheon on August 1, 2022, held on the campus of Scarritt Bennett.
- Executive Director of THEI, Dr. Laura Ferguson Mimms shared, "We are exceptionally excited about this new partnership with Scarritt Bennett to launch the Restorative Justice Fellowship.
- Today, Scarritt Bennett Center works to continue the powerful legacy of the Scarritt students, faculty, and staff in the fight for women's empowerment, racial justice, transformative education, and spiritual formation.