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Keynote Address: Freedom Dreams and US Democracy, with Robin D.G. Kelley

OSU Art Professor and OPEEP Instructor Carmen Winant Showing New Exhibition "The Last Safe Abortion" at the Minneapolis Institute of Art

Carmen Winant, visual artist, OPEEP Instructor, Advisory Council member, and Roy Lichtenstein Chair in the Department of Art at Ohio State, was featured…

OPEEP Brings Liberal Arts Education Into Ohio Prisons

Ohio State News recently highlighted OPEEP’s work increasing access to quality higher education opportunities in Ohio prison facilities. Read below for insights from OPEEP Co-Directors Tiyi Morris…

OPEEP Directors Awarded $480,000 Mellon Grant to Support Expansion of Educational Programming at Ohio Reformatory for Women

A recent story published by Ohio State News announced OPEEP Directors Dr. Mary Thomas and Dr. Tiyi Morris as awardees of a $480,000 Mellon grant to support their work with the Liberation at the…

OPEEP Co-Director Dr. Tiyi Morris honored at 28th Annual For My People Luncheon at Jackson State University

On Friday, January 6th, 2023, a statement released by Jackson State University announced OPEEP Co-Director Dr. Tiyi Morris as recipient of…

OPEEP Instructor & Advisory Council Member Dr. Terrance Hinton to Present in Glenn College Colloquium Series

Dr. Terrance Hinton, PhD, Faculty Lecturer in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs and the Department of Sociology, as well as an OPEEP Course Instructor and Advisory Council Member, will give…

OPEEP's Babette Cieskowski Named Finalist for 2021 Pamet River Poetry Prize!

One of OPEEP's Program Coordinators, Babette Cieskowski, was recently named a Finalist for the 2021 Pamet River Prize! The Pamet River Prize is an annual, nomination-based contest open to first or…

ASC Daily Post Article Highlights OPEEP's Work to Challenge Misconceptions and Build Pathways

A recent College of Arts and Sciences Daily Post article titled "Ohio Prison Education Exchange Project challenges misconceptions, builds pathways" focuses on the project's ongoing work to combat…

OPEEP receives Community Partnership Award from Outreach and Engagement

The Community Partnership Award recognizes a partnership that produces positive impact in the community and at Ohio State. OPEEP will receive $1000 toward its budget to…