Interview with Harold Dean Trulear
March 12, 2019
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The fifth episode of the Inside-Out Podcast features Professor Harold Dean Trulear. Dr. Trulear is an associate professor of applied theology at Howard University School of Divinity. He completed the Inside-Out Instructor Training Institute in January 2018.
The Inside-Out podcast is hosted by Dave Krueger from The Inside-Out Center, the international headquarters of The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program.
Episode Guide
- 0:03 – Host Dave Krueger describes the episode.
- 0:20 – Tyrone Werts gives an overview of the Inside-Out program.
- 2:00 – Interview begins with Dr. Trulear.
- 2:10 – Tell us your story about how you became an educator?
- 3:23 – You are also an ordained, Christian minister. What role does your faith or your theology play in your approach to criminal justice and education?
- 4:05 – Why did you make the decision to enroll in the Inside-Out Instructor Training Institute?
- 5:50 – What is unique about the Inside-Out methodology of teaching?
- 7:08 – Could you share about your experience of walking into Graterford Prison during the training?
- 8:43 – Please describe the Ethics and Politics course you teach at the DC Jail. How is it different from the course you teach on campus?
- 11:11 – Could you share some stories of student interactions you have observed so far?
- 14:48 – What kind of an impact has your class had on your students from both sides of the prison wall?
- 17:13 – Given your training as a sociologist, what kind of an impact do you think the Inside-Out method of learning has on the world beyond the classroom?
- 18:37 – As it pertains to your teaching, what give you the most hope for the future?
The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program:
The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program facilitates dialogue and education across profound social differences. Inside-Out courses bring traditional college students and incarcerated students together in jails and prisons for semester-long learning. These courses ignite enthusiasm for learning, help students find their voice, and challenge students to consider what good citizenship requires.
Since it began in 1997, Inside-Out has grown into an international network of more than 1,000 trained instructors from across the U.S. and several countries. Correctional and higher education institutions have partnered to create opportunities for more than 38,000 "inside" and "outside" students to move beyond the walls that separate them. Inside-Out generates social change through transformative education.
We are more than a program. We are changing the world.
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