Alliance for Higher Education in Prison

📆 Upcoming dates and deadlines for June 2026!

Here are some important reminders for things you don't want to miss!

📚 Apply for free textbooks for incarcerated students by June 7th: https://bit.ly/432AS14
💻 Learn more about the 2026 Incarcerated Scholars Conference at a virtual Q&A on June 8th at 3pm ET: https://bit.ly/4u7wZDC
💻 Learn more about the 2026 Incarcerated Scholars Conference at a virtual Q&A on June 25th at 12pm ET: https://bit.ly/43M3Hzv

📢 Reminder: the Call for Proposals for the third-annual Incarcerated Scholars Conference is open until July 12th.

ISC is a free, virtual conference that elevates the scholarship and voices of incarcerated scholars and artists. This year's theme is "Learning in Motion."

🎓 Currently incarcerated students and currently incarcerated alumni of higher education in prison programs can submit a Presentation Proposal. Presenters (even those self-submitting) should be prepared to identify a proxy, who must be affiliated with an educational program currently in operation at the prison.

🎨 All currently incarcerated artists (regardless of their educational affiliation or enrollment) are welcome to complete a Creative Submission.

📝 Submission deadline: July 12, 2026
🗓️ Conference dates: October 28–29, 2026
💻 Free & fully virtual

More information (including submission instructions, presentation tracks, and eligibility requirements) can be found on our website: https://bit.ly/4cfjE5b

✨ 📖 Apply for free textbooks for your incarcerated students by June 7th!

The latest cycle of the Prison Education Book Connection, our book donation program in partnership with W. W. Norton & Company is now underway.

Review the list of available titles, read more about the program and eligibility criteria, and apply today: https://bit.ly/432AS14

💬 ❓ Do you have questions about helping your incarcerated students participate in ISC?

Join the ISC Planning Team for a casual Q&A session. These work like office hours - you can drop in and ask questions, or just listen and learn.

We'll cover things like:
▪️ Technology access
▪️ Submitting presentation proposals & creative works
▪️ Facility permissions
▪️ And more!

We've scheduled two more sessions!
👉 Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3HCATlp

You can also find answers to our frequently asked questions about ISC at the bottom of our landing page for the 2026 event: https://bit.ly/4cfjE5b

For folks who couldn't join us at NCHEP (and for those who'd like to experience it again), the following "mainstage" sessions from the National Conference on Higher Education in Prison are now available on YouTube:

🔹 Conference Welcome, with Ved Price - Executive Director of the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison
🔹 Reflection Plenary: Beyond Access, with Stanley Andrisse, Jennifer Sanders, Nahlee Suvanvej, Heather Perfetti, and Sarah Kuczynski
🔹 Closing Keynote, with Brandon Chrostowski - Founder, President, and CEO, EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute

🔗 https://bit.ly/4dKCUte

🎦 The Closing Session from last year's Incarcerated Scholars Conference is now available on YouTube!

This session included concluding thoughts from the Alliance as well as a moderated panel featuring two incarcerated scholars with work-based learning opportunities.

▶️ https://bit.ly/4uH03Tg

☝️And don't forget! Our Call for Proposals for this year's ISC is now open (submissions due July 12th). Learn more about ISC 2026 on our website: https://bit.ly/4cfjE5b

📚 Want free textbooks for your incarcerated students for the Fall 2026 semester?

Applications for the latest cycle of the Prison Education Book Connection are now open!

Review the list of available titles, read more about the program, and apply today: https://bit.ly/432AS14
📅 Deadline: June 7th

This program is made possible through the generous support of our partners at W. W. Norton & Company.

Join us this Wednesday, May 6th to learn more about how you can help your incarcerated students participate in ISC.

You can ask members of the ISC Planning Team about:
▪️ Access to technology
▪️ The submission process for presentation proposals and creative works
▪️ Facility permissions
▪️ And more!

This event will be in a casual, open office hours format - drop in, ask questions, or simply listen and learn.

📅 Wednesday, May 6th, 1pm ET
💻 Virtual
👉 Register: https://bit.ly/4u4wzy6