For First Time, CA Prison Inmates Earn UC System Bachelor’s Degrees
For First Time, CA Prison Inmates Earn UC System Bachelor’s Degrees
- June 21, 2024
- UCI LIFTED, Patch, June 21, 2024
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On Thursday, the 23 student inmates earned their four-year degrees in sociology from UC Irvine after receiving in-prison instruction led by in-person UCI professors. "Graduation is always a special day, not only for the graduates and their families but for our entire university community," said UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gillman. "It is no exaggeration that today’s graduation is extraordinarily special."
For the full story, please visit https://patch.com/california/temecula/first-time-ca-prison-inmates-earn-bachelor-degrees-uc-system.
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