Massachusetts Prison Education Consortium
(MPEC) Summit 2025
Building Integrated Systems Together
Massachusetts Community Colleges & County Corrections 2.0
MA. Prison Education Consortium Summit 2025
Friday, December 5, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Walker Memorial Hall, MIT
Registration closes December 1st | Space is limited
Our objective is to bring together stakeholders from across the state—including county houses of correction, community colleges, and workforce development systems—with a particular focus on women's education and reentry. Together, we aim to explore scalable solutions, elevate system-impacted voices, and build collaborative pathways that advance equity, education, and employment.
We are collaborating to better integrate:
Community College Education with County Corrections
Carceral Education with Industry
Educational Planning with Gender Equity
Keynote Speaker
We are especially pleased to welcome Shaka Senghor, a nationally recognized, best-selling author and speaker who recently released his third book. All participants will have the opportunity to meet Shaka and will receive a complimentary copy of How to Be Free.
“Guiding individuals and organizations to break free from their hidden emotional and psychological prisons, turning resilience from theory into actionable practice.”
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Shaka Senghor is a globally recognized resilience expert, bestselling author, and transformative thought leader whose journey from incarceration to inspiration has empowered executives, entrepreneurs, elite athletes, and audiences around the world. Born in Detroit amid economic hardship, Shaka overcame immense adversity—including 19 years in prison—to become a leading authority on resilience, grit, and personal transformation.
Since his release in 2010, Shaka has guided individuals and organizations to break free from their hidden emotional and psychological prisons, turning resilience from theory into actionable practice. As President and Creative Director of Shaka Senghor, Inc., and former Vice President of Corporate Communications at Navan (TripActions), he has advised and inspired leaders at global organizations including Apple, Google, Meta, Airbnb, Clio, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), and Slauson & Co.
Shaka's acclaimed memoir, Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison, became a New York Times bestseller, followed by Letters to the Sons of Society, a two-time Porchlight bestseller. His forthcoming book, How to Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life's Hidden Prisons, offers powerful insights into achieving true freedom and personal success. His inspiring TED Talk has reached over 1.8 million viewers.
A sought-after speaker at universities, conferences, and summits worldwide, Shaka has received numerous honors, including Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul 100, Ebony Magazine's Power 100, and the NAACP's Great Expectations Award.
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Who Should Attend
This Summit may be of particular interest to practitioners in:
Corrections
Higher education
Workforce development
Reentry programs
Research
Community members seeking successful community reintegration
Agenda
8:15 AM - Coffee & Registration
9:00 AM - Introduction & Keynote
11:00 AM - Workgroups: Threads of Focus
12:00 PM - Lunch & Networking
1:00 PM - Workgroups: Planning 2026
3:00 PM - Summit Concludes
Event Details
📍 Location: Walker Memorial Hall at MIT
📅 Date: Friday, December 5, 2025
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Attendance for only part of the day is welcome. A detailed agenda and parking information will be shared soon.
Register Today
About The Educational Justice Institute (TEJI) at MIT
The Educational Justice Institute (TEJI) at MIT creates sustainable solutions to mass incarceration, social injustice, and barriers to reentry through the provision of higher education and emerging technologies. Through TEJI, the Massachusetts Prison Education Consortium (MPEC) acts as a collaborative network of colleges and government agencies offering post-secondary education in prisons.