Carla Mendez | Staff Writer Writing is a pillar of sharing the human experience. It has the power to connect, educate, and transform lives. At FIU a class named “Writing as Social Action” has taken to introducing students to the often-overlooked world of the incarcerated. For both FIU students and inmates, this collaboration with Exchange […]
Salma Ibrahim | Contributing Writer On Nov. 30, addressing the pressing issues of mass incarceration and the ongoing fight against it in Cook County Jail, Assistant Professor Dr. Melanie Newport from the University of Connecticut delivered a compelling keynote speech at the Graham Center as part of the Department of History’s Atlantic Colloquium speaker series. […]
