Eastern Michigan University has launched a Returning Citizens Fellows Program that will help formerly incarcerated individuals obtain higher education.
Through Engage @ EMU, former inmates with a high school diploma can apply to the program to get one-on-one academic counseling and information on how to apply for financial aid and scholarships. Decky Alexander is the director of Engage @ EMUand says the program will also offer resources that will teach individuals how to take classes online.
Decky Alexander: So, what we would do on our end is look at some additional kinds of community-based resources, and organizations to help support an individual as they kind of get up to speed on some of the technology barriers that they might have.
EMU is working with the Michigan Department of Correctionsto inform individuals about the new program. The first cohort of the program is expected to start classes in January. For more information on the program, click here.
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