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May 2026
May 2026
In this issue
A Note from OPEEP’s Directors
This academic year has been a banner year for OPEEP! We are proud of and thankful for all the work students, faculty, and staff have put into the project. The growth, expansion of purpose, and deeper…
A Visit with Patrice Douglass
Written by Stormy_____________________We first met Patrice Douglass on the pages of Engendering Blackness: Slavery and the Ontology of Sexual Violence, where we read about Margaret Garner.…
Presenting at NCHEP
Written by Selena___________________As a member of both the bachelor’s degree program and Liberation at the Margins (LAM) Collective, I had the opportunity to speak at the National Conference of…
OPEEP Faculty Profile: Octavian Robinson
Octavian Robinson is Director of the Buckeye Sign Language and Multimodal Collaborative, as well as an Associate Professor in the Department of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies at OSU. …
A Day in the Life
Written by Julene This section of the OPEEP newsletter, called “A Day in the Life,” is a space to share about the daily lives of students at our partner prison facilities. Our goal with the…
An Update from Philosophy for Humans Learning Community
This update was written by Amy, IS and JWoo, members of the P4H learning community at the Southeastern Correctional Institution (SCI) in Lancaster, OH.___________________________________ Blooms…
Update from the Dept of Deep Discussions Learning Community
This update was written by Malik, a member of the Dept of Deep Discussions learning community at the London Correctional Institution (LoCI) in London, OH.…