Vivian D. Nixon

Vivian D. Nixon

College and Community Fellowship

Vivian D. Nixon is a national criminal justice reform advocate and Executive Director of College and Community Fellowship, a New York City nonprofit dedicated to eliminating barriers to higher education for people involved with the criminal justice system. She has received multiple honors, including the John Jay Medal for Justice, the Ascend Fellowship at the Aspen Institute, the Soros Justice Fellowship, the Petra Foundation Fellowship, the Hudson Link for Higher Education Brian Fischer Award, the Citizens Against Recidivism Mary McLeod Bethune Award and the Correctional Association of New York Lifting As We Climb Award.