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DESCRIPTION:Alumni of Mount Tamalpais College discuss the role of education in their 
 lives during and post-incarceration, the powerful work happening in 
 classrooms at San Quentin and the importance of community both in prison 
 and post-release. The panel discussion will follow a screening of The Other 
 Side of the Wall, a short film by R.J. Lozada about the friendships forged 
 in the classroom.\n\nThis is a hybrid event. Registration is required for 
 Zoom attendance. In-person attendance does not require registration; seats 
 available first come, first served.\n\nMount Tamalpais College is an 
 academic institution unlike any other in the United States. In 1994, the 
 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act barred people incarcerated in 
 the U.S. from receiving Pell Grants. This piece of legislation effectively 
 ended prison higher education across the country, as nearly all of the 
 approximately 350 programs shut down for lack of funds. In the wake of this 
 disaster and, for over 20 years, the Prison University Project was the only 
 on-site degree-granting program in a California prison. For the first two 
 decades of operation, it operated as an extension site of nearby Patten 
 University. The name was changed to Mount Tamalpais College in 
 2020.\n\nToday, with unprecedented social, political and philanthropic 
 interest, Mount Tamalpais leadership has helped to expand access to higher 
 education-not only at San Quentin, but within California's prison system 
 and nationwide. In January 2022, after an intensive application and review 
 process, Mount Tamalpais College was granted Initial Accreditation by the 
 Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), making it 
 the first independent liberal arts institution dedicated specifically to 
 serving incarcerated students.\n\nFree\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/02/04/18854140.php
SUMMARY:Screening: The Other Side of the Wall and Panel Discussion
LOCATION:San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium\n100 Larkin Street\nSan 
 Francisco, CA 94102
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/02/04/18854140.php
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