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Mission statement

Â鶹´«Ã½’s Pathways from Prison Program, a key program housed under our Center for Social Justice, similarly embodies a number of Â鶹´«Ã½’s guiding principles, most importantly Commitment to Valuing People. At Â鶹´«Ã½ we value people by providing a safe, wholesome and healthy environment that fosters mutual respect, diversity, and inclusion.

Our Pathways from Prison Program aims

- to serve as a resource for all to unite, educate, and advocate against injustices that impact our community and state, particularly as it relates to education, careers, and housing;

- to support and engage students, faculty, and staff to be transformational leaders in their communities, specifically as they assist individuals who are currently or formerly incarcerated;

- to develop innovative curriculum, encourage creative expression and thought, and cultivate programs that engage, affirm, and uplift those most impacted by systems of oppression, specifically educational, career, and housing oppression; and

- to expand relationships and partnerships between the greater Orangeburg community, South Carolina, the United States of America, and the world, particularly as it relates to education, career, and housing programming for individuals who are currently or formerly incarcerated. 

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Â鶹´«Ã½ is one of a few historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and the only higher educational institution in the state of South Carolina selected by the Vera Institute of Justice to speak with S.C. congressmen this year.


U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today the U.S. Department of Education is inviting a new cohort of 67 schools to participate in its Second Chance Pell experiment, creating more education opportunities for incarcerated students.

Â鶹´«Ã½ University prepares to embark on a new venture to help individuals jailed thrive beyond the prison walls.