What can happen when students have more opportunities to explore the humanities alongside their college education? Across Michigan, MiCHEP member institutions are exploring that question through a new Humanities Grant Initiative, which provides funding for humanities-based courses, workshops, creative projects and other opportunities within prison education programs. The program was created to give member institutions space to develop ideas that respond to the interests and n

A new education center at Thumb Correctional Facility is creating space for Michigan to expand college and career opportunities for students who are incarcerated.

Ascendium Education Group grant will strengthen statewide collaboration, student supports, and program capacity Lansing, Mich. – August 31, 2026 – The Michigan Consortium for Higher Education in Prison (MiCHEP) has received a $2.6 million investment from Ascendium Education Group to expand and strengthen higher education opportunities for incarcerated students across Michigan. The three-year grant will support MiCHEP’s growth from a coordinating consortium into a statewide su