Lori Gruen, chair and associate professor of philosophy, associate professor of feminist, gender and sexuality studies, is currently teaching a course at the Cheshire Prison. The class content, she says, is identical to material she’d teach at Wesleyan. “The learning curve is very steep, but the men are deeply intellectually curious and inspired. The incarcerated students don’t have the opportunity to get extra help, like Wesleyan students do, but they succeed anyway. It’s a transformative experience,” she says.

Lori Gruen, chair and associate professor of philosophy, associate professor of feminist, gender and sexuality studies, is currently teaching a course at the Cheshire Prison. The class content, she says, is identical to material she’d teach at Wesleyan. “The learning curve is very steep, but the men are deeply intellectually curious and inspired. The incarcerated students don’t have the opportunity to get extra help, like Wesleyan students do, but they succeed anyway. It’s a transformative experience," she says.