Blog Posts | F.O.R.T.E. House

Karen Barnes Kaplan

Apr 7, 20215 min

Leading at the Intersection of Education and Justice: Our Conversation with Terrell Blount

In our recent conversation with Terrell Blount, we learned how he went from taking courses while incarcerated to earning both a...

Karen Barnes Kaplan

Mar 11, 20216 min

Teaching Math & Science in NJ Prisons: An Interview with Gillian Knapp

Gillian Knapp, Emerita Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University, began teaching math and science courses in New Jersey...

Karen Barnes Kaplan

Feb 3, 20214 min

FORTE House Resident Nelson Fights COVID--and Bias--from “The Front Lines”

Nelson describes his volunteer work at an Essex County COVID-19 vaccination site as “very exciting and fulfilling.” For Nelson, it’s not...