Events

Upcoming Events

  • May 5th 2026

    Look for us at LitFest in the Dena on Saturday, May 5th at 4:00 pm.  The two day event is free.

    More information can be found here.

Gratitude for where we’ve been so far

Thank you to UCI LIFTED for inviting Lee Gibson, Tyson Atlas, Taffany Lim, and Thaisan Nguon into the classroom to talk about earning a bachelor's degree in prison and sharing what their experiences have been like since coming home.

National College Attainment Network
Dara Yin, Taffany Lim, Lee Gibson, Allen Burnett

Mississippi central men and women’s men’s facility

Book launch at DYM bookstore
Featuring: Justin Hong, Deon Whitmore, Rebecca Weiker, Taffany Lim

Breaking Barriers Through Education with the Los Angeles Reentry Collaborative
Monday, November 10, 2025

Featuring: Tony Huynh, Mario Guerra, Brandon Baker, Travis Hoffmeister, Taffany Lim

Deacons Formation Collaborative (DFC)
Featuring: Thaisan Nguon, Rebecca Weiker and Taffany Lim

Past Events

  • March 19th 2026

    Please join us for a nationwide discussion featuring scholars from The Ripple Effects of College Programs in Prison: Hope, Humanity and Transformation.

    Come with questions and curiosity and be prepared for a conversation that will be candid, humorous, and inspirational.  Our talk will be on Thursday, March 19th, 2026 at 4:30 pm PST.  Register for this special event here.

    ‍ ‍We will also be joined by prison classrooms from throughout the country.

  • November 24th 2025

    The Association for Episcopol Deacons - Community of Practice
    4:00 - 6:00 pm PDT (virtual)

    The Association for Episcopol Deacons monthly "Hot Topics" invites the team to discuss how education helps to humanize people who are incarcerated and what they can do more to be humanistic in their interactions when they visit prisons and people who are formerly incarcerated. 

  • November 10th 2025

    Los Angeles Reentry Collaborative
    10:30am PDT

    Featured Speakers: Brandon Baker, Travis Hoffmeister, Mario Guerra, and Tony Huynh

    Reentry and Higher Education at the California Endowment

  • November 6th 2025

    National College Attainment Network

    Featured Speakers: Allen Burnett, Lee Gibson, and Dara Yin

    This is a virtual book panel with educators and policy makers.

  • November 2nd 2025

    DYM Bookstore and Boba
    Pasadena, CA

    Featured Speakers: Deon Whitmore, Justin Hong and Rebecca Weiker from the MEND Collaborative

    This event will include a Book Panel Presentation and Reception

  • October 17th 2025

    Rayburn Correctional Center
    Angie, Louisiana

    Featured Speakers: Sam Brown and Dara Yin

  • October 16th 2025

    Loyola University
    New Orleans, LO

    Featured Speakers: Sam Brown and Dara Yin

    We will be presenting to the faculty and students of Loyola University

  • October 14th 2025

    Mississippi Correctional Facility for Women, Central Mississippi Correctional Facility (Men), Youth Offender Mississippi Correctional Facility

    Featured Speakers: Sam Brown and Dara Yin