Building a Prison-to-University Pipeline through
Recruitment, Retention and Advocacy

 
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RECRUITMENT

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RETENTION

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ADVOCACY

View fullsize The Underground Policy Fellows have been working hard to develop a Virtual Political Education Series for our community! This series is designed to help us all become more informed and confident voters as we approach the upcoming elections
View fullsize Join us on September 5 for an evening with Dorsey Nunn in conversation with @chesaboudin and @azadehzohrabi at @eastbayclc. If you don't already have a copy of Dorsey's incredible memoir, What Kind of Bird Can't Fly, @marcus.books will be onsite with
View fullsize 🗣️ Bay Area Community College Students! If you’re formerly incarcerated and plan to transfer to a UC, apply now to join our #CrossEnrollment program and take a class with us at #UCBerkeley. We’ll pay for your class and books and provide
View fullsize Join us for the CA Fair Chance Employment Campaign Meeting on June 25th at 6 PM via Zoom! There will be a basic overview of the legislative campaign that gives workers a fair shot at landing jobs and building better futures for themselves and their f
View fullsize Who’s ready to join the winning team 🏆 !?? The application for our statewide transfer cohort is now open! The UC transfer application is due this Fall and we want to help you submit an application that will get you in to a UC school! Click the
View fullsize 🎓🎉 A huge congratulations to our amazing member, Conan Minihan! Conan is graduating this week with his BA in Data Science and will be starting his PhD program in Data Science at @ucsandiego this fall. 🎓✨ During his time at UC Berkeley, Conan has
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View fullsize What an honor to celebrate Sylvia's birthday yesterday in the company of her family, closest friends, and the women who embody her legacy. Sylvia's spirit is felt so strongly and her intentions will forever be carried out by those of us who will cont
View fullsize In honor of Sylvia Bracamonte’s birthday we’re excited to announce this year’s winners of the #SylviaBracamonteMemorialScholarship! Please join us in congratulating these incredible women who embody Sylvia’s spirit and commitm
View fullsize 🎉🎓 Join us in congratulating Gilbert for admission to the Master of Public Policy Program at UC Berkeley! 🎉🌟 This is also an academic homecoming for Gilbert, his academic journey started at Berkeley City College where he served as an Underground
View fullsize Let's shine a spotlight on Tatiana Lewis, our ambassador and Cross Enrollment student from Laney College! Tatiana is majoring in Public Policy, driven by her passion to enact meaningful changes through legislation that positively impacts communities.
View fullsize Help us congratulate our newly admitted transfers! 👏🏽 To all of our newest Underground Scholars, welcome to UC Berkeley! 🥳🙌🏽 Be sure to RSVP to our New Admit Welcome Event happening May 3-4, 2024 to learn more about what it means to be an Under
 

We celebrate you

 

Berkeley Underground Scholars Jessi Fernandez Commencement Speaker Pasadena City College 2018

Berkeley Underground Scholars: From Incarceration to Education

Berkeley Underground Scholars

 

Berkeley Underground Scholars: From Incarceration to Education

UC Berkeley's 1st graduate ceremony for formerly incarcerated students