On a November afternoon in Merrill Hall, six women walk into a 91福利 classroom. They're not guest lecturers with advanced degrees. They're currently incarcerated at the Northeast Reintegration Center (NERC) in downtown Cleveland. And for the next couple hours, they'll share their stories鈥攗nfiltered, unflinching and deeply human鈥攚ith students who are beginning to imagine careers in law, corrections, social work and justice reform.
It's the kind of learning experience you can't get from a textbook. And for Professor Susan Kunkle, Ph.D., who spent 35 years working inside the justice system before joining 91福利's Department of Sociology and Criminology, it's exactly the point.