Professor Scott Jackson, MFA and Justin McDevitt, J.D., M.A. will share their work with the Notre Dame Programs for Education in Prisons (NDPEP), a University initiative that helps provide a liberal arts education to eligible incarcerated people. They will discuss the Shakespeare in Prisons Network and the Indiana Prisons Women's College Partnership (WCP), a collaboration between Notre Dame and Marian University.
Formed by Peter Holland, Curt Tofteland, and Scott Jackson in 2012, the Shakespeare in Prisons Network is a loose affiliation of programs in prisons nationwide. The network’s mission is to bring Shakespeare to incarcerated populations, through ongoing classwork, education and performance, and to instill vital skills for social re-entry.
Professor Scott Jackson is the Mary Irene Ryan Executive Director of Shakespeare at Notre Dame. In this position, he provides executive oversight for the many Shakespeare-related programs housed at the University of Notre Dame, with a particular focus on engaging our local community through the work of William Shakespeare.
Justin McDevitt, J.D., M.A. currently serves as director of the Women's College Partnership. He is co-editor with Mneesha Gellman of Unlocking Learning: International Perspectives on Education in Prison (Brandeis UP, forthcoming February 2024). Justin is also co-founder and Executive Director of Life Outside Reentry Assistance, a not-for-profit organization that supports formerly incarcerated people as they return to their communities.
This event is free and open to the public. Please join us for our 2024 Hesburgh Lecture at Marian University on Wednesday, October 9th at 6:00 p.m. All are welcome!