Tennessee Higher Education In Prison Initiative Names Dr. Laura Ferguson Mimms As Executive Director
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"In searching for THEI’s next Executive Director, we were looking for an accomplished leader with a demonstrated commitment to disrupting systems of harm and a strong belief in the power of education to transform lives and communities."
Laura Ferguson Mimms, Ed.D.
As a first-generation college graduate, she understands the transformative and liberative power that education holds not only for individuals embarking upon the knowledge journey, but also for those to whom the individual is connected.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (PRWEB)
April 29, 2021
After an extensive search, the Tennessee Higher Education in Prison Initiative (THEI) has named its next Executive Director, Laura Ferguson Mimms, Ed.D. Ferguson Mimms succeeds Molly Lasagna, the organization’s leader for four years and a pioneer and thought leader in the field of higher education in prison.