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Expanding Access to Credit for Prior Learning for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Learners
On their path to a postsecondary degree, today’s learners often acquire college-level learning from multiple sources, including work experience, military

College Unbound’s Transformational Outcomes: A speech delivered by Sylvia Spears at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of College Unbound, May 2025
Good evening friends. Good evening. The other day I was in Philadelphia and I looked out to the community gathered

First Three Women in RI History Receive Bachelor’s degrees from College Unbound Inside the ACI
Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos joined the leadership of RI Department of Corrections to honor and celebrate the historic graduation of

Knowledge as Crime Prevention: Chicago street rivals become graduates and mentors through College Unbound program
In some Chicago communities, fewer than one in ten people graduate from college. Now, a program is helping local leaders

A Constitution Day Message from Provost Sylvia Spears
CU Provost Sylvia Spears reflects on the U.S. Constitution for September 17, Constitution Day. The United States Constitution was signed

Relationships as Resistance by Sylvia Spears and Deborah Kronenberg
Sylvia C. Spears and Deborah Kronenberg offer practical ideas and inspiration for deepening relationships with students and colleagues as a