In noteworthy news, Mount Tamalpais College President Dr. Jody Lewen has been honored with the 2024 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education. This prestigious award, which has been described as the Nobel Prize of education, champions the work of three visionary leaders who have had a profound impact on pre-K-12, lifelong learning, and higher education. Dr. Lewen, who received the higher education prize, has devoted over two decades to advocating for and transforming higher education in prisons. She founded Mount Tamalpais College, co-founded the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison, and has advised countless policymakers and other prison education programs nationwide. Said Dr. Lewen, “I am delighted and honored to receive this award, and especially grateful to the McGraw Family Foundation for their recognition that higher education in prison is — higher education.”

Please watch or read the McGraw Family Foundation’s full press release to learn more about the McGraw, Jr. Prize and the other esteemed recipients this year.