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
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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