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September 2022

September 2022

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Letter from the Directors
Welcome to the inaugural OPEEP newsletter! We are the Directors of the Ohio Prison Education Exchange Project, and we’re excited to share news about our project’s growth with you. We plan to send…
A group of Professor Tiyi Morris' students smile and pose from her Spring 2022 Course AAAS 3083: "The Civil Rights and Black Power Movements," at the Ohio Reformatory for Women.
Spring 2022 Highlight
After a long hiatus from teaching in Ohio prison facilities due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are excited to share that during this past spring semester (2022) OPEEP was able to facilitate four…
Dr. Tiyi Morris and OPEEP Program Coordinators Babette Cieskowski and Nicole Edgerton smile while tabling at the Newark campus student fair.
Autumn 2022 Events & Course Offerings
From tabling at student fairs to getting new courses off the ground, Autumn 2022 has been off to an active start for OPEEP! Our Co-Directors and staff were able to participate in both the Columbus…
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Spring 2023 Course Offerings
OPEEP faculty and staff are already looking forward to facilitating seven courses in the upcoming Spring 2023 semester! From Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies to Environment and Natural…
Program Coordinator Nicole Edgerton smiles at the Columbus campus student involvement fair.
New Program Coordinator Profile - Nicole Edgerton
Introduction: My name is Nicole Edgerton (pronouns: she/her/hers and they/them/theirs), and I am a born-and-raised Midwesterner, avid reader, lifelong student of intersectional feminism, and…
OPEEP Program Coordinator Babette Cieskowski speaks with a student at the Columbus campus student involvement fair.
New Program Coordinator Profile - Babette Cieskowski
Introduction:  My name is Babette Cieskowski and I'm a poet. My interest in poetry began through music, and I gravitated towards lyrics and poems at a very young age. I currently teach…
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Faculty Interview - Dr. Amy Shuster
Dr. Amy Shuster (pronouns: they/them/theirs) is an Academic Program Specialist and Associated Faculty Member in the Department of Philosophy. Dr. Shuster is a member of the OPEEP Advisory Council…