BALTIMORE, Md., Sept. 11 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release:
'This grant will help us better serve our students in reentry and transition to campus life'
Dr. Al Gourrier, associate professor in The University of Baltimore's College of Puiblic Affairs,
is one of nine scholars to receive grant support from the University System of Maryland
(USM) to advance programs to provide higher education in prison in Maryland. The USM
announced a combined $400,000 in grants on Sept. 9 following a competitive proposal
process. According to the USM, the efforts "will enable the expansion of services
to existing Prison Education Programs (PEP) and the establishment of new opportunities
for incarcerated learners across Maryl...