2020 National Conference on Higher Education in Prison

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The Call for Proposals is now closed. Applicants can expect to hear back from the Planning Team sometime in mid-November.

The Call for Reviewers is now closed. Applicants can expect to hear back from the Planning Team no later than Monday, October 21st.

ISC presentations will be webinars. Most presenters will be presenting live, though some presentations will be pre-recorded. The webinar Q&A feature will be moderated by Alliance staff.

Financial Aid applications are now closed. Applicants can expect to hear back from the Planning Team sometime in mid-Novemeber.

NCHEP is made possible by the generosity and engagement of individuals and organizations. Here’s how you or your organization can help us make this event a success:

• Volunteer: Share your time and skills by assisting with event logistics in New Orleans. Volunteer applications and additional information will become available once registration opens in January.
• Donate: Contributions of any size directly support our mission and help us plan NCHEP, our flagship event. Donate today.
• Sponsor: Partner with us to highlight your organization’s commitment to access to quality higher education in prison. Learn more.

Yes, this virtual event is free and open to everyone! Please share this page with your network.

Registration will open in January 2025.

All attendees (except presenters who are currently incarcerated) must register to attend. Because of high demand for this event, we expect to sell out of tickets shortly after registration opens, so please be sure to register as early as possible to secure your spot.

Yes. Please register using the link above.

Registration for NCHEP 14 will be $375 ($225 for students).

NCHEP 14 will be an in-person conference in New Orleans, Louisiana for everyone except those who are currently incarcerated. Virtual attendance via Zoom will only be possible for currently incarcerated participants during selected events.

We advise attendees to arrive in New Orleans on Wednesday, April 9th and depart on Saturday, April 12th.

The conference will begin the morning of Thursday, April 10th and end the evening of Friday, April 11th. In order to get the full conference experience, we recommend that you not travel on conference days.

NCHEP will make every effort to support accommodation requests and the full participation of all attendees. You will be able to request accommodations during the registration process.

Please send us an email at nchep@higheredinprison.org.

Each day of the conference, there will be two sets of scholarly presentations happening at the same time. These are talks where different presenters share their research and ideas. Some presentations will be done individually by one person, and some presentations will be done in groups.

There will also be an expressive arts plenary each day, where creative works such as poems and visual artworks will be presented. Creative works will not be presented by the artist at the conference, but will be displayed/presented/read by conference staff.

Each presentation is part of a specific topic or track, which presenters selected when submitting their proposals. These tracks give attendees some more insight into the content of the presentation.

• Beyond the Classroom: How can higher education in prison impact people, communities, and the world at large?
• Classroom Culture: How can we build supportive learning environments within the carceral space?
• Lessons Learned: In order to improve quality practices, what are some of the most valuable lessons you would like to share with prison education programs, practitioners, prospective students, and corrections?
• Inside Leadership: How can student advisory councils, student government, etc. enrich higher education in prison?