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Lunch & Learn: Teaching in Prison

Demystifying the Prison Classroom w/ Elaine MacDougall

Location

Online

Date & Time

June 5, 2024, 12:00 pm1:00 pm

Description

Join us this summer for a series of fun and educational virtual events for the UMBC community.  

Students, faculty, and staff — bring your own lunch and stay connected with the UMBC academic community. 

Join Elaine MacDougall for a discussion about teaching currently incarcerated students. We will explore the benefits of higher education programs in prison and consider possibilities for bringing a program like The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program to UMBC. 

Bio:
Elaine MacDougall is a lecturer in the English department and Assistant Director of the Writing Center at UMBC. She is also a doctoral student in the Language, Literacy, and Culture program and teaches writing classes to currently incarcerated students.

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