Rochester Education Justice Initiative

Rochester Education Justice Initiative Donate here: www.sas.rochester.edu/reji/get-involved/gift.html

Since 2015, the Rochester Education Justice Initiative (REJI) at the University of Rochester has provided higher education opportunities for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people in the Rochester, New York region and beyond.

This month, the Rochester City Council recognized REJI’s 2025 graduates and Justice Scholars for their extraordinary ach...
07/28/2025

This month, the Rochester City Council recognized REJI’s 2025 graduates and Justice Scholars for their extraordinary achievement and commitment to higher education in our community. We are so proud and honored to have been a part of these students’ academic journeys and can’t wait to see their next life milestones in Rochester and beyond. Thank you to the Rochester City Council for honoring our exceptional students and recognizing the value that access to higher education creates in our community and beyond.

REJI takes a holistic approach to identify areas of need for formerly incarcerated scholars to continue postsecondary ed...
06/24/2024

REJI takes a holistic approach to identify areas of need for formerly incarcerated scholars to continue postsecondary education. Thanks to the exceptional work of our Reentry Coordinator, Thomas Gant, and our Assistant Director of Community Outreach, Precious Bedell, many students have returned home and continued their education with our support. To learn more visit sas.rochester.edu/reji

This week REJI held a graduation ceremony at Groveland Correctional Facility to honor the Class of 2024 along with famil...
06/20/2024

This week REJI held a graduation ceremony at Groveland Correctional Facility to honor the Class of 2024 along with family members and facility staff. We are so proud and honored to celebrate this accomplishment! Congratulations to our REJI Graduates!

The Rochester Education Justice Initiative (REJI) is currently accepting course proposals for the 2024–25 academic year....
06/17/2024

The Rochester Education Justice Initiative (REJI) is currently accepting course proposals for the 2024–25 academic year.

Submit your proposal today through our application portal and find out more at sas.rochester.edu/reji/get-involved

REJI works to erode mass incarceration by welcoming incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students into our region’s hi...
06/14/2024

REJI works to erode mass incarceration by welcoming incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students into our region’s higher education communities. For more information, visit our webpage: sas.rochester.edu/reji

Join the Decarceral Student Organizing Coalition in welcoming many important local organizers and practitioners to learn...
01/13/2023

Join the Decarceral Student Organizing Coalition in welcoming many important local organizers and practitioners to learn about criminal justice reform, decarceration, and abolition. At this roundtable, learn how to contribute to these projects in New York state, in the city of Rochester, and our campus community.

This event will be held in-person on January 19th at 5pm in the Hawkins-Carlson Room/Rush Rhees Library on the University of Rochester campus. We look forward to seeing you soon! To view the event page, click here: https://events.rochester.edu/event/another_world_is_possible_decarceral_student_organizing_coalition_roundtable

On October 19th, join us in welcoming Fannie Bialek - Assistant Professor of Religion and Politics at the Washington Uni...
10/14/2022

On October 19th, join us in welcoming Fannie Bialek - Assistant Professor of Religion and Politics at the Washington University in St. Louis. In this lecture, Bialek will discuss the connections between love, ethics, politics, and abolition and how these ideas and questions are key to our future. For more information on this event, click here: https://events.rochester.edu/event/uncertaintyinlove

Today on the 2022 Day of Giving, we are raising funds to support our cohort of four formerly-incarcerated “Justice Schol...
05/05/2022

Today on the 2022 Day of Giving, we are raising funds to support our cohort of four formerly-incarcerated “Justice Scholars” and a second cohort hopefully for next fall. Donations will help formerly incarcerated students access a world class higher education while enriching our entire campus community and helping to make the University of Rochester a force for transformative justice locally and nationally.

We thank you for any and all support you can provide! To donate and learn more about this Day of Giving, click this link: https://www.rochester.edu/giving/day-of-giving/?cfpage=/o/university-of-rochester/i/day-of-giving-2022/s/reji&fbclid=IwAR10IK2DhvOC8ChDO8cD3rR6Wom4H5fSBb1NtWBLYF801KV-TeD3uKk6XXU

Tomorrow on Thursday, May 5th, this year's Day of Giving, the Rochester Education Justice Initiative (REJI) intends to r...
05/04/2022

Tomorrow on Thursday, May 5th, this year's Day of Giving, the Rochester Education Justice Initiative (REJI) intends to raise funds to support a select group of formerly incarcerated students known as the Justice Scholars. Without your support, the Justice Scholars program would not be possible, so we thank you for any and all donations for this vital cause! To donate and learn more about this Day of Giving, click here: https://www.rochester.edu/giving/day-of-giving/?cfpage=/o/university-of-rochester/i/day-of-giving-2022/s/reji

On Tuesday, April 25th, Students for a Democratic Society will be hosting a panel on housing justice where representativ...
04/20/2022

On Tuesday, April 25th, Students for a Democratic Society will be hosting a panel on housing justice where representatives from several local organizations will come to speak on housing issues in Rochester • This panel will take place in the Sloan Auditorium in Goergen Hall at 6:30 • Tell your friends and spread the word!

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