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Forward Warrior!
Common Good Atlanta students and Morehouse students joined forces with the Cabbagetown community to celebrate and expand the reach of Forward Warrior!, the stunning half-mile mural wall along Wylie Street. Under the guidance of CGA site director Hope Hilton, Morehouse students wrote and recorded audio descriptions of the murals to make them accessible to the…
Read MoreCommon Good Atlanta Announces New Executive Director
We are excited to announce that Common Good Atlanta’s Board of Directors has voted to name Tiffany Kirk as our new Executive Director. Tiffany brings a wealth of experience, a deep commitment to education, and a passion for supporting individuals impacted by incarceration. Tiffany joins us from Pinnacle Financial Partners, where she served as the…
Read MoreArt is Form of Freedom Award
We are excited to share that the “Art is a Form of Freedom” exhibit, envisioned by Dr. Caroline Young and brought to reality through collaboration with the women of Whitworth, the Georgia Museum of Art, CGA alumni, and the Department of Corrections, has won the prestigious Silver Medal award from the Southeastern Museums Conference. The…
Read MoreART IS A FORM OF FREEDOM – April 18th at the Georgia Museum of Art
Join us on Tuesday, April 18th, 5:30pm – 7pm More information here!
Read MoreWelcome Eric Lewis!
We are excited to announce our new Director of Academics, Eric Lewis. Eric Lewis earned his Ph.D. in English, with minors in gender studies and Irish studies, at the University of Notre Dame in 2019. He began work on higher education in prison as a graduate student and taught first-year composition and literature for…
Read MoreRose Library Podcast & CGA
Randy Gue’s conversation about learning, reading, writing, and creating while incarcerated with artist, author, and designer, Noe Martinez, and Bill Taft, Academic Director of Common Good Atlanta. Listen Now
Read MoreHourglass Journal Launches
Thanks to Emory Center for Digital Scholarship, Common Good Atlanta now has a digital journal where students can showcase their amazing work. Read more about the journal launch.
Read MoreNew Board Chair for Common Good Atlanta
March 19, 2021 Common Good Atlanta, a nonprofit offering college programming in prison, announces Paul Pendergrass as the Chair of its Board of Directors. Paul succeeds John Sparrow, the Founding Chair. During John’s tenure as Chair, CGA increased its programming by five-fold: from offering classes inside one prison to teaching accredited classes inside four prisons…
Read MoreClemente Quarterly Winter 2021
Our Winter 2021 Clemente Quarterly brings you courses on Shakespeare and social movements, an alum in love with the Bhagavad Gita, and lots of Clemente stories in the news. Read more about the quarterly meeting.
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