This webinar will highlight the impending reinstatement of Pell grants for eligible incarcerated people in 2023. The webinar will also underscore what is to come for reinstatement, available resources to those looking to enter the education in prison space after Pell reinstatement, and services for those currently operating within prisons and those looking to increase the quality and scale of their programs. This webinar will feature a representative from the U.S. Department of Education.
Speakers include:
- Anne Precythe, Director, Missouri Department of Corrections
- Lisa Smith Williams, Associate Commissioner for Workforce & Training, Louisiana Board of Regents
- Sean Addie, Director of Correctional Education, U.S. Department of Education
- Stanley Andrisse, Director, Prison Cells to PhDs
Vera Moderator: Belinda Wheeler, Senior Program Associate