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Karen Barnes Kaplan

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

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

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...