#  From prison to PhD student, Johnny Smith's path to Harvard highlighted in GSAS Bulletin 

 





November 21, 2025

 

 

[Surviving San Quentin](https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/surviving-san-quentin): [*Johnny Smith*](https://sociology.fas.harvard.edu/people/johnny-smith) *studies the impact that higher education can have on formerly incarcerated people like him, so that others can hold onto their freedom and lead full, productive lives.*



 

 

 



 

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