Matthew Van Meter, an author and educator, was a part of Shakespeare in Prison from 2013-2023. He is Chair of the Academic Research Program at University Liggett School and Director of the Liggett Shakespeare Project. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic and The New Republic, and his first book, Deep Delta Justice: A Black Teen, His Lawyer, and Their Groundbreaking Battle for Civil Rights in the South, was nominated for the Chautauqua Prize in 2021.