Two Rikers Island Music Humanities students recognized by Core Scholars Program
Article by JIE Volunteer Amanda Morrill
Two students from JIE’s Music Humanities course at Otis Bantum Correctional Center on Rikers Island were recognized by the Core Scholars Program for their exceptional essays on their experience in the Core. Emil Bowman was named a Core Scholar and awarded a $200 cash prize, and Prince Bradley received an honorable mention. Columbia College’s Core Scholars Program is a yearly competition open to everyone who has taken a Core class. Students who create exceptionally creative and well-executed Reflections are honored as Core Scholars. In their essays, students described their experiences taking Music Humanities with Dr. Audrey Amsellem, connecting the broader themes of the Core to their own life goals and conveying the special significance this educational opportunity holds for them.
Dr. Amsellem and her teaching assistants, Roselyn Juma and Amanda Lee Morrill, would like to offer heartfelt congratulations to all of the students who submitted reflections.
Music Humanities is offered at Rikers facilities through Columbia University’s Justice-In-Education Initiative. Special thanks to Mia Ruyter (JIE’s Education and Outreach Manager) for coordinating Core classes on Rikers Island.
Article written by Amanda Morrill
Amanda Morrill is a student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Music.
