Education behind bars with Rhea Ballard-Thrower: How can learning transform the lives of incarcerated individuals?
Exploring how education behind bars can reduce recidivism and spark lasting change.
“This is UIC” is the official podcast for the University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago’s only public research university. With each biweekly episode, “This is UIC” showcases how UIC leaders and innovators are inspiring change and shaping conversations on topics that matter, in Chicago and beyond.

Exploring how education behind bars can reduce recidivism and spark lasting change.

Exploring how relationships shape life trajectory.

Bringing closure to military families through anthropology.

Unpacking the power of storytelling in health care.

Unpacking how fear is learned—and how it can be unlearned.

Using hip-hop as a pathway to mental health and trauma recovery.