News
This spring, 22 students—both incarcerated learners and those living on the outside—enrolled in a new course offered by Dr. Alia Dietsch at Southeastern Correctional Institute: Disabled…
Thanks to the generous support of the Austin E. Knowlton Foundation, OPEEP had strong representation at the 16th annual convening of the National Conference on Higher Education in Prison (NCHEP),…
Hello OPEEP students, faculty, and learning community members,
We write to issue a call for submissions for our first magazine (title TBD)! The magazine will be published…
Imagining Abolition: Blood, Sweat, and Tears Too features artwork by members of the Returning Artists Guild (RAG), a group of artists who have been directly impacted by incarceration. The…
Imagining Abolition: State Blues is open now through March 13, 2026, in the Storyteller's Gallery is located on the second floor of Louella Hodges Reese Hall on the OSU Newark campus.
The…
Congratulations to OPEEP Co-Director Dr. Mary Thomas on being selected to serve as Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) Faculty Fellow!
The Office of Academic Affairs Faculty Fellow program…
Assistant Professor of Dance Irvin Gonzalez has been passionate about advocacy for as long as he can remember.
“Growing up, I would translate for my parents,” said Gonzalez, whose parents…
OPEEP was selected by the Office of Outreach & Engagement as one of Ohio State’s top three 2025 Programs of Excellence in Engaged Scholarship. This award recognizes programs who are making…
On March 24th, OPEEP and the FREE Center had the honor of hosting prominent scholar and activist Loretta Ross, one of the founding members of SisterSong and Women of Color Reproductive Justice…
TERRANCE HINTON wrote the following article for PJP. Click the link below to read the full article.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2024/09/25/nearly-50-relatives-have-served-time…
The intersection of education and a prison environment offers a blend of unique perspectives and benefits. Ultimately, it emphasizes the humanity of both incarcerated and traditional students…
Mary Thomas and Tiyi Morris, the faculty directors for OPEEP, were interviewed by the OSU Office of Outreach and Engagement for April's Engaged Scholars. Engaged Scholars is…
The Ohio Prison Education Exchange Project's Autumn 2023 newsletter is now live! Read here on our website: https://opeep.osu.edu/opeep-newsletter/autumn-2023
Our project is expanding…
WOSU recently published an article focused on OPEEP's work within the Ohio Reformatory for Women (ORW)!
Read the full story below:
When Leslie Rombkowksi was imprisoned at…
Friday, Oct. 6th, 2023
Faculty Club Grand Lounge KEYNOTE: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
RECEPTION: 1:30-2 p.m. Hosted by the…
Carmen Winant, visual artist, OPEEP Instructor, Advisory Council member, and Roy Lichtenstein Chair in the Department of Art at Ohio State, was featured…
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…
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…
On Friday, January 6th, 2023, a statement released by Jackson State University announced OPEEP Co-Director Dr. Tiyi…
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…
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…
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…
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…
OPEEP Council Member, Amber Michael, shares her experience when enrolling at OSU as a formerly incarcerated person in a recent Lantern story by Maeve Walsh. The article, "Beyond the Box: How…
A recording of the event, "Ear Hustle and the Power of Listening," facilitated by OPEEP's Tiyi Morris and Mary Thomas, is located at the Wexner Center for the Arts webpage. Watch to see a Zoom…