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MOMENTUM: From Incarceration to Education


10/9/2024

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Online via Zoom


MOMENTUM: From Incarceration to Education
In this installment of the MOMENTUM speakers series, former De Anza student Donnie Veal will speak on the topic:

From Incarceration to Education: Building Safe Spaces for Formerly Incarcerated Students

This event will be held online via Zoom:
https://fhda-edu.zoom.us/j/81011573907
Meeting ID: 810 1157 3907

Veal is now the program coordinator for the Rising Scholars program at Cabrillo College. Having spent decades incarcerated, he has firsthand experience navigating the challenges of higher education as a formerly incarcerated student. He now uses the power of his story to rehumanize this student demographic and advocates for creating safe spaces where these students can thrive academically and personally.

This event is sponsored by the Social Sciences and Humanities Division in collaboration with the De Anza Rising Scholars program.




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