Reimagining the Role of Colleges and Universities in Prison Education

1442 West Wisconsin Avenue,Milwaukee WI 53233

24 April, 2023

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Reimagining the Role of Colleges and Universities in Prison Education: Research, Policy and Practice is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. It will be held in the Alumni Memorial Union Ballrooms (3rd floor) on April 24th (8am-5pm) and April 25th (8am-2:30pm). *Please register for both days if you plan to attend the whole symposium!* The Keynote Speaker is Dr. Christopher Beasley, Assistant Professor at the University of Washington Tacoma Dr. Beasley is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington Tacoma, where he studies social and psychological factors involved in prison and post-prison higher education, leads the development of the Husky Post-Prison Pathways initiative, and advises the Formerly Incarcerated Student Association. His scholarly work emphasizes the possibilities incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people imagine, influences on these possibilities, and how they alter life courses. He’s also spoken extensively about the role of people with lived expertise in the creation of social change and ways to realize this potential. Dr. Beasley is invested in this scholarship because of his own transition from prisoner to social change agent and scholar. He attended community college after leaving prison and “cut his social justice chops” fighting for queer liberation as an undergraduate student in the early 2000’s. He began organizing and supporting formerly incarcerated college students as a graduate student in the 2010’s and co-founded the Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network in 2014--an organization that now has over 1000 members across 44 states and 10 countries. In addition to his scholarship, Dr. Beasley currently focuses on investing in student leaders while creating systems and structures in which they can realize their potential. He also serves as Board Director for From Prison Cells to Ph.D. while co-planning the annual Rise Up Conference and advising other efforts to develop higher education during and after incarceration. There will also be several panels throughout both days (they will NOT be concurrent): April 24th: How to Integrate Prison Education into Higher Education Curriculum? Discussant: Dr. Peter Moreno, Director of Odyssey Beyond Bars UW MadisonPanelist 1: Dr. Theresa Tobin, Director of the Education Preparedness Program (EPP) and Associate Professor of Philosophy at MarquettePanelist 2: Dr. Joshua Miller, Assistant Teaching Professor, Director of Education, Prisons Justice Initiative, Managing Director, Georgetown Pivot Program, Georgetown UniversityPanelist 3: Dr. Nigel Boyle, Associate Dean for Global and Local, Director for Institute for Global Local Action and Study (IGLAS), IGLAS Chair in Political Studies, Pitzer CollegeLogistics and Operations: Discussant: Shannon Ross, Executive Director of The Community, Founding Partner at Paradigm Shyft, Founding Dreamer/Developer of the University of ReentryPanelist 1: Jessica Hicklin, CTO of Unlocked Labs/Programmer Analyst II, Washington University St. LouisPanelist 2: Dr. Amy Lopez, CEO Past the Edges Consulting LLCPanelist 3: Dr. John Dowdell, President, Heartland Curriculum Consultants, Editor of the Journal of Correctional EducationAssessment and Evaluation of Prison Populations Discussant: Dr. Megan Jones, Research and Policy Director, Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC)Panelist 1: Dr. Darren Wheelock,Associate Director of the Education Preparedness Program, Associate Professor of Criminology and Law Studies, Marquette University and Alyssa Spies, Criminology and Law Studies and Sociology double major, Social Welfare and Justice and Political Science double minor, Marquette University, Intern, Education Preparedness Program (EPP)Panelist 2: Dr. Michael Koenigs, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-MadisonPanelist 3: Dr. Terrence S. McTier Jr. Assistant Dean of Students: Director of Student Conduct & Community Standards, Oregon State UniversityApril 25th: Prison Education Programs, Trauma, Healing, and Families Discussant: Dr. Zaria Davis, New Direction Coaching & Consulting, LLCPanelist 1: Dr. Robert Smith, Director of the Center for Urban Research, Teaching & Outreach and Harry G. John Professor of History at Marquette UniversityPanelist 2: Brittany Lee, Empathy Network Manager at Dream.OrgPanelist 3: Dr. Pajarita Charles, Assistant Professor and Director, Lab for Family Wellbeing & Justice, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Dr. Julie Poelmann, Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-MadisonPreparation and Readiness for Students and Faculty Discussant: Lori Pompa, Founder and Executive Director, The INSIDE-OUT Center, International HQ of The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, Temple UniveristyPanelist 1: Shar-Ron Buie, Associate Director of the Education Preparedness Program (EPP)Panelist 2: Julie O'Heir, Program Manager for the Saint Louis University Prison Education ProgramPanelist 3: Jason Bell, Director fo Programs, CSU Project Rebound: Consortium, Associated Students, San Francisco State UniversityCollaboration and Sustainability Discussant: Dr. Darren Wheelock, Associate Director of the Education Preparedness Program, Associate Professor of Criminology and Law Studies, Marquette UniversityPanelist 1: Christopher Agans, Executive Director, NJ-STEPPanelist 2: Sean Pica, Executive Director, Hudson Link for Higher Education in PrisonPanelist 3: Faiza Chappell, Program Associate, Vera Institute of Justice