LIFTED, Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees, is the first in-prison BA-degree completion program in the University of California system. Piloted at UCI, LIFTED enables incarcerated individuals to apply to transfer into UCI as juniors and earn a bachelor’s degree from UCI while serving their sentence.
Building on recent admission successes, and support from the state legislature, the LIFTED program will soon be replicated at UC Campuses throughout the state. California’s Master Plan envisioned that “anyone from anywhere in California” could access a world-class education. LIFTED is realizing this dream, supporting eligible incarcerated students in matriculating to UCI.
This is a historic moment where we can create the opportunity for a critical, reflexive, and productive rethinking of how we engage students in a liberal arts education and, ultimately, deliver on our lofty promises about access, excellence, and inclusion to students of all backgrounds.
The potential for personal transformation for those participating in a liberal arts education provides the foundational tools—breadth of knowledge and creative problem solving—to live meaningful and rewarding lives. Your investment this Giving Day will not only support LIFTED’s incarcerated transfer students, but will also usher in a wave of prison and education reform throughout the state.
| Rank | State | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CA | 40 |
| 2 | CO | 1 |
| 2 | OR | 1 |
