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Cornell set to become first Ivy to offer degrees in prison

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Fahmy, G. (2026, October 10). Cornell set to become first Ivy to offer degrees in prison. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/10/us-news/cornell-set-to-become-first-ivy-to-offer-degrees-in-prison/

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Cornell University is set to become the first Ivy League school to offer bachelor’s degrees in prison starting August 2027 at Cayuga Correctional Facility. The program will initially admit between 12 and 18 inmates who have completed an associate's degree or its equivalent, offering a major in "Organizations, Markets and Society." This initiative builds on Cornell’s existing Prison Education Program, which has educated over 1,000 prisoners since 2001, with more than 200 earning associate degrees. The article highlights the program's aim to reduce crime and incarceration rates while providing a college experience that includes academic courses and extracurricular activities like debate clubs.
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Cornell University is set to become the first Ivy League school to offer bachelor's degrees in prison starting August 2027 at Cayuga Correctional Facility in Moravia, NY. The program, called Cornell Prison Education Program, will initially admit 12 to 18 inmates for a three-year Bachelor of Professional Studies degree focused on "Organizations, Markets and Society." This major integrates business, policy, and social science studies and includes courses like economics, statistics, data analytics, marketing, and finance. Eligible prisoners must have an associate's degree or the equivalent of two years of undergraduate education. The program features both self-paced learning and in-person sessions with Cornell professors to facilitate discussion and networking, aiming to create a college experience inside prison walls.

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Bachelor of Professional Studies Cayuga Cornell Cornell University The Cornell Prison Education Program

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Cayuga ORG · 2× Cornell ORG · 2× Cornell University ORG · 2× The Cornell Prison Education Program ORG · 2× Bachelor of Professional Studies ORG · 1× Buffalo GPE · 1× Harvey Marcelin PERSON · 1× Moravia GPE · 1× Organizations, Markets and Society ORG · 1× The Post ORG · 1×

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“We work to create something that feels much closer to a true college experience” said the Cornell Prison Education Program website, boasting about its extracurricular activities, includinga debate club at Cayuga that creates a “thoughtful and nonjudgmental atmosphere” focused on “liberating the mind.”
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🔮 Embattled Cornell University is set to become the first Ivy League to offer bachelor’s degreesto jailbirds.
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Cornell set to become first Ivy to offer degrees in prison · assertive framing

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Embattled Cornell University is set to become the first Ivy League to offer bachelor’s degreesto jailbirds. asserted
University → embattle → jailbirds
The Cornell Prison Education Program is launching a three-year Bachelor of Professional Studies program at Cayuga Correctional Facility in August 2027. asserted
Program → launch → August
The medium-security prison for men in Moravia, NY, has housed notorious inmates, including transgender Big Apple serial killer Harvey Marcelin, an 88-year-old who spent 50 years behind bars until his release on parole in 2019. asserted
who → house → 2019
He was sent away again last June for dismembering his latest victim, and is now in a maximum security prison east of Buffalo. asserted
He → send → Buffalo
The first approved major will be in “Organizations, Markets and Society,” a degree that combines business, policy and social science studies. asserted
that → approve → studies
A first cohort of 12 to 18 inmates will enroll in classes that will include economics, statistics, data analytics, entrepreneurship, marketing and finance, through a combination of self-paced learning and in-person sessions with Cornell professors at the prison for “discussion and networking.” asserted
that → enroll → discussion
Prisoners with an associate’s degree, or the equivalent of two years of undergraduate education, will be eligible to apply, including inmates already housed at Cayuga and those seeking to transfer there. asserted
Prisoners → apply → Cayuga
Asked whether those convicted of violent crimes will be barred from enrolling, Cornell University said, “the antecedent background and ongoing conduct of participants in our program require that strict standards be met.” asserted
standards → ask → program
“We do this work in the pursuit of breaking the cycles of crime and incarceration- making a safer and more just society for all,” a spokesperson for the Cornell Prison Education Program told The Post. asserted
spokesperson → do → Post
The Ivy’s prison program has already taught more than 1,000 inmates at Cayuga, Auburn and Five Points correctional facilities — 200 of which have completed an associate’s degree — since it was founded in 2001, giving them waived tuition and fees. asserted
it → teach → tuition
The school was awarded $750,000 over five years by the Manhattan DA’s office through its Criminal Justice Investment Initiative. asserted
school → award → Initiative
Last year’s classes included poetry, astronomy, creative writing, social psychology, world civilization, microeconomics, infectious diseases, introductory math and even meditation. asserted
classes → include → poetry
“We work to create something that feels much closer to a true college experience” said the Cornell Prison Education Program website, boasting about its extracurricular activities, includinga debate club at Cayuga that creates a “thoughtful and nonjudgmental atmosphere” focused on “liberating the mind.” asserted
that → work → mind
Meanwhile, New York AG Letitia James has been appointed special prosecutor to look into whether criminal charges should be filed against the seven Cornell fraternity brothers accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a female student. asserted
charges → appoint → student
Two of the defendants filed motions asking she be removed, saying she showed prejudice when she posted on social media that Jane Doe was a “survivor.” asserted
Doe → file → media
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