From Incarceration to Graduation: Khalifa’s Journey of Redemption and Impact
From Incarceration to Graduation: Khalifa’s Journey of Redemption and Impact
- June 18, 2024
- Shawn Khalifa, sociology, Orange Coast Magazine, June 18, 2024
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As the former communications coordinator for the UC Irvine Underground Scholars Program and current project specialist for Rising Scholars at Irvine Valley College, [2024 UC Irvine graduate Shawn] Khalifa helps students who are currently or formerly incarcerated as well as those impacted by the incarceration of a family member. “The colleges have really been receptive to learning from my lived experience,” he says. “Every kid deserves a chance to go to college. I just want to make a positive impact.”
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