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This year, 2022, marks the 25th Anniversary of the Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership (AYCGL) and the 90th birthday of the namesake of the Center, Ambassador Andrew J. Young. Over the course of this year, the AYCGL will celebrate the leadership legacy of Ambassador Young and the history of the Leadership Center at Morehouse College.
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AYCGL Prison Education Initiative
In the spirit of Morehouse Beyond Borders, the March 2022 AYCGL newsletter focuses on the Morehouse Prison Education Initiative. Over the past several years, the AYCGL has sponsored seven Morehouse College prison education faculty teaching affiliates. These affiliates teach humanities courses – literature and history as well as philosophy and art history – at various prisons and reentry programs in Atlanta. Morehouse serves as the lead institution at Burruss Correctional Facility and the Metro Prison Reentry Program. Prison education faculty teaching affiliates for 2021/2022 include Drs. Corrie Claiborne, Stephane Dunn, Keith Hollingsworth, Natasha Howard, Adrienne Jones, Kipton Jensen, and Winfield Murray, Esq., who serves as the site supervisor at Burruss. To learn more about the Prison Education Initiative and the compelling benefits of prison education, see our most recent blog entry: 2022.
Next Steps for Morehouse’s Prison Education Initiative
In 2022, the AYCGL seeks to enhance the reach and impact of our Prison Education Initiative with additional teaching affiliates to teach humanities courses or special topics workshops. Beyond the involvement of our faculty, our students are also engaged in experiential learning in the form of essay exchanges with incarcerated students, occasional site visits at Metro, and policy reform advocacy. Faculty and students from Morehouse recently participated in the GA Senate Committee on Higher Education. Jeremiah Davis (’22), a scholar in the AYCGL’s Social Justice Collective, collaborated with CGA, GACHEP, and students at Emory University on a policy ‘white paper’ for state legislators on the benefits of enhanced access to higher education in GA prisons.
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Effective Partnerships Strengthen Prison Education Initiative
The Prison Education Initiative collaborates very closely with numerous community partners, primarily Common Good Atlanta, the Georgia Department of Corrections, and the Georgia Coalition for Higher Education in Prison. We are also working with the JAMII Sisterhood on the ‘Freedom Project,’ which aims at increasing of the representation of Black and LatinX persons engaged in higher education in prison. The AYCGL Prison Education Initiative is coordinated by Kipton Jensen and Sinead Younge.
College Behind Bars Screen and Panel Discussion, Reentry Fair
On March 2, 2022, the AYCGL hosted a Reentry Fair and screening and panel discussion of College Behind Bars. Featuring a screening of a portion of the documentary and panel discussion among formerly incarcerated students and activists, this event also focused on the many challenges of reentry. The panel included Pamela Winn, Rodney Spivey-Jones, Kareemah Hanifa, Jule Hall, Dyjuan Tatro, and Calvin Bell III. Prior to the screening and panel discussion, the AYCGL sponsored a Reentry Fair comprised of representatives from local reentry services organizations: Common Good Atlanta, Georgia Coalition for Higher Education, RestoreHER, Urban League ATL, Office of Reentry Services, IMAN, Georgia Justice Projects, ReNforce, New Life Second Chance Outreach, Goodwill, and Women on the Rise. During their visit to Morehouse, three of the panelists featured in the College Behind Bars documentary – Jule Hall, Rodney Spivey-Jones, and DyjuanTatro – met with students in leadership studies, political science, and philosophy.
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AYCGL NEWS
AYCGL Partners with Lowery Institute to Address AUC Food Insecurity
In February, the AYCGL partnered with the Lowery Institute to establish a Mimi’s Pantry satellite pantry on the 4th floor of the Massey Leadership Building. Approximately 40% of undergraduates experience food insecurity and the Lowery Center’s Mimi’s Pantry provides healthy food to students in the Atlanta University Center. For more information about Mimi’s Pantry at the AYCGL, please contact Jann Adams (jann.adams@morehouse.edu).
Office of International Education Launches Study Abroad Ambassador Program
The Office of International Education recently launched the Study Abroad Ambassador Program. This new program facilitates student leadership in expanding study abroad at Morehouse! Our spring 2022 ambassadors are senior Business Administration major and Oprah Winfrey scholar, Alexandre Hurley, senior Business Administration major, Chinese Studies and Spanish minor, Erick Pullian, Jr., and senior Chinese and International Studies double major, Keene Tolman. These ambassadors provide leadership in study abroad at Morehouse!
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Oprah Winfrey Scholars Day of Service
On February 26th, Oprah Winfrey Scholars partnered with Create ATL for a day of service. Create ATL is a community and entrepreneur space in Ashview Heights available to residents, AUC students, and community entrepreneurs. The goals of Create ATL is to create a space for community to plan, innovate, and engage in activities to strengthen the community. Leaders from other community organizations joined for an exciting leadership discussion with scholars.
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Photo provided by Mikki Harris on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022 shows student at work at Create ATL.
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AY90 Walk for Peace and Reconciliation
On Thursday, March 10, 2022, Morehouse College students, staff, and faculty participated in the Walk for Peace and Reconciliation. The theme chosen by Ambassador Young for his 90th birthday is “Peace and Reconciliation,” a cause to which he has dedicated his life. The walk from the Centennial Olympic Park to the Rodney Cook, Sr. Peace Park in Vine City featured speaker and live music. Morehouse joined in this celebration of Ambassador Young and our shared pursuit of peace and reconciliation.
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Photo provided by Emani Rashad Saucier on Thursday, Mar. 10, 2022.
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Study Abroad Spotlight
From May 15 – 28, 2022, the Germany STEM LAUNCH Tour will support travel to Berlin and Munich, Germany for 26 Morehouse students with majors in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and Business. The experience will be led by faculty and staff members, Ruihua Shen, Mona Ray, Wallace Sharif, and Jeanine White. Since 2013, Cultural Vistas has provided Morehouse students and faculty members with a firsthand look at global opportunities in STEM. The Tour is made possible through the generous support of the Halle Foundation and is operated jointly by Morehouse College and Cultural Vistas, a nonprofit exchange organization promoting global understanding and collaboration among individuals and institutions.
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Upcoming Events and Opportunities
Saturday, March 19, 2022. Faculty-Student Excursion to the EJI Legacy Museum and Peace and Justice Memorial
The AYCGL is sponsoring a faculty and student excursion to the Equal Justice Initiative Peace and Justice Memorial and Legacy Museum in Montgomery, AL. Morehouse College faculty and students are invited to participate in a day-long experience focused on the history of slavery, racial terror, and mass incarceration in the United States. Space is limited and we would like to accommodate as many members of the Morehouse Community as possible. Please contact Sinead Younge (sinead.younge@morehouse.edu) for information.
Wednesday,, April 11 , 2022, 1:00 pm: AYC Faculty Roundtable on Social Justice Leadership. Massey Leadership Building, Room 450
April’s AYCGL Faculty Roundtable discussion will focus on Prison Education as Social Justice Leadership, and will feature Morehouse Prison Education Faculty Affiliates: Corrie Claiborne, Ph.D., Keith Hollingsworth, Ph.D., Stephane Dunn, Ph.D., Adrienne Jones, Ph.D., J.D., Natasha Howard, Ph.D., and Winfield Murray, Esq. For more information, please contact Kipton Jensen (kipton.jensen@morehouse.edu).
Saturday, April 16, 12 Noon: Community Forum “The Opportunity Agenda: Advancing Equity and Justice.” Friendship Baptist Church
The AYCGL is partnering with the Atlanta Chapter of the NAACP to hold a community forum titled “The Opportunity Agenda: Advancing Equity and Justice.” During this convening, grassroots leaders and activists will meet with recently elected government officials to explore solutions to inequities in our economic, health, educational, and criminal justice systems. Atlanta University Center students who are interested in attending should send an email to Frederick Knight (Frederick.Knight@morehouse.edu).
Morehouse Study Abroad
With the support of the Delta Airlines Ambassador Young Study Abroad Award and the Julian Grace Social Justice Award, the Office of International Education is able to support study abroad for growing numbers of Morehouse College students. Applications for summer and fall 2022 study abroad and exchange programs are available here. For more information, please contact Dr. Ruihua Shen (ruihua.shen@morehouse.edu), Director of International Education.
Link to Previous Newsletters: Celebrating 25 Years! (February 2022).
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A Note of Gratitude to Our Sponsors
The work of the Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors, including Coca Cola, Bank of America, Ms. Oprah Winfrey and the Oprah Winfrey Foundation, the SMASH Foundation, Delta Airlines, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Microsoft, the Julian Grace Foundation, The General, and the RAND Corporation. We wish to thank these donors for their sustained support of the AYCGL.
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