Rising Scholars Faculty Advisory Committee

The work of the Rising Scholars Faculty Advisory Committee shall advance the 10+1 within local incarcerated education programs, support faculty professional learning in the areas of equity, pedagogy, social justice, and community building as it relates to instruction and governance within incarcerated education statewide; and express the faculty voice in spaces where incarcerated education is discussed and policies and agreements are made. The committee will make recommendations to the Executive Committee and to the Chancellor’s Office Rising Scholars Advisory Committee. The Rising Scholars Faculty Advisory Committee will also utilize liaisons and its professional learning network to disseminate information from ASCCC, the Rising Scholars Network, the Chancellor’s Office, and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to local faculty teaching in incarcerated environments.

Members shall be faculty serving in incarcerated education and shall include a formerly incarcerated student.