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Book Club Opens New Worlds for Incarcerated Women

UMD English Professor Co-leads Volunteer Program Set to Add Graduate Students Following Bequest

November 11, 2025

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A recent bequest from an anonymous donor will help ensure the future of a book club that introduces those incarcerated at the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women to both classic and recent works of fiction.

Learn More About Professor Rudy's Book Club