As of May 2024, the Alliance of Higher Education is an independent 501(c)(3) organization. Our team is currently comprised of dedicated staff and a governing board of directors. Our work is possible thanks to the generous support of funders and the contributions of external consultants and others.
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Naomi Dennis Brendan Ozawa-de Silva Stephen B. Walker
Stephen Blount (1953 - 2022)
“I had the opportunity to go inside and actually sit through a class. I was so unprepared for the level of engagement, and insight, and knowledge that the student’s possessed. I saw the students get this exposure and this opportunity. You can literally just see them begin to blossom.”
Stephen Walker, Director of Correctional Health and Political Logistics,
California Peace Officers Union
Founding Advisory Board Member, Alliance for Higher Education in Prison
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In addition to our staff, the Alliance regularly is supported by a team of consultants who contribute to various aspects of our work.
Note: Current consultants are highlighted
The Alliance for Higher Education in Prison would like to thank photographer Babita Patel and the following higher education in prison programs for contributing photographs for our website and print materials:
The Journal of Higher Education in Prison owes a tremendous amount of gratitude to the editorial team at the Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs and Michael LeVan, Editor-in-Chief/Founding Editor of Liminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies for their guidance as we founded a new journal.