Nitouche Anthoussi successfully defended her dissertation “Espèces d’Hétérotopie”(“Species of Heterotopia”), on June 3, 2026, at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, earning the highest distinction, Très honorable avec félicitations du jury. 

Nitouche held residency at the Justice-in-Education Initiative under the supervision of JIE Academic Advisor Neni Panourgiá. During the residency, she worked on comparative carcerality between Ellis Island in New York and the Greek island of Leros. Reflecting on her time at Columbia, Nitouche credits Professor Panourgiá with broadening her perspective by fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue with theorists, professors, and formerly incarcerated students.

The Justice-in-Education Initiative congratulates Nitouche on this tremendous achievement and wishes her continued success in her future endeavors.

Written by Kasiet Toktomusheva