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EJP in Action

You can access other photos of EJP in action on our Flickr account. Click here for recent photos of EJP students, and photos from past convocations; here for the 2019 Illinois coalition for Higher Education conference; here for our 2018 research trip to Uganda; and here to access EJP’s Vimeo account, with more videos of EJP events.

EJP Students, Danville Correctional Center, August 2024

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York Tutors, January 2024

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EJP Homecoming 2023: Dinner

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EJP Homecoming 2023

Celebrating 15 years of the Education Justice Project with its inaugural Homecoming event.

Lunch with Alan Mills

Alan Mills, a seasoned attorney for prisoners' rights and executive director of the Uptown People's Law Center in Chicago, recently shared insightful updates on the current trends and pressing concerns affecting incarcerated individuals in Illinois. He also addressed various questions during the event. We extend our gratitude to Alan Mills for his invaluable contributions and to those who participated.

EJP 15th Anniversary Celebration at U of I President's House, April 15, 2024

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EJP Students, August 2023

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MDG @ Danville CC. April 28, 2022

These are photos of EJP's Mindfulness Discussion Group in action.

Language Partners, April 28 2022

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EJP Business Workshop @ Danville CC, April 28, 2022

Denise Loyd offered a business workshop at Danville Correctional Center through the Education Justice Project.

2019 Impact Gala - Celebrating EJP's 10th Anniversary

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November 2018 EJP Student Meeting

View more photos of the November 2018 All-Student Meeting at Danville Correctional Center on our Flickr site.

May 2018 Awards Convocation

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Spring 2018 Open House

View more photos of this February 16, 2018 event on our Flickr site.

EJP Fall 2017 Convocation

Held on August 24, 2017 at Danville Correctional Center. View more photos on EJP’s Flickr site.

EJP Spring 2017 Awards Convocation

We recognized the recipients of the new Certificate for Learning Studies in May 2017 at Danville Correctional Center. The dean of the College of Education, James Anderson, presented the certificates. More photos of the Awards Convocation are on our Flickr site.

Fall Convocation 2016

We marked the beginning of another academic year at Danville Correctional Center with our Fall Convocation on August 18, 2016. We were honored to be joined by outgoing Danville Area Community President Alice Marie Jacobs and the outgoing dean of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigns’s College of Education, Mary Kalantzis. You can view more photos here.

EJP Spring 2016 Awards Convocation

Every Spring we honor the EJP students who have done exceptional work at our annual Awards Convocation. This year, we were delighted that the President of the University of Illinois, Tim Killeen, and the director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, John Baldwin, were able to attend. You can see some photos of the convocation here.