Hanging Out and Hanging on - From the Projects to the Campus

Hanging Out and Hanging on: From the Projects to the Campus chronicles the progress of students from Hartford and Manchester, Connecticut, who are enrolled in the Dual College Enrollment Program (DCEP) at Eastern Connecticut State University.

List of contents

Foreword
"When Need Meets Opportunity"
Jeffrey Bartlett, College Specialist, Hartford Public High School
Preface
Elsa M. Núñez, President; Eastern Connecticut State University
Introduction
Part One: Beginnings
·Introduction: The American Dream
·Chapter 1. A Personal Journey: El Fanguito and the Flight to Newark
·Chapter 2: The Dream of College Comes True
Part Two: The Need for Innovative Educational Initiatives
·Chapter 3. Tobacco Valley and the Thread City Blues: The Story of Latinos in Connecticut
·Chapter 4. Closing the Achievement Gap: Sharing the American Dream
·Chapter 5. Off the Streets and into Class: The Birth of the Dual College Enrollment Program
Part Three: Student Stories
·Chapter 6. Federica Bucca '13
·Chapter 7. Ismael Gracia
·Chapter 8. Whitley Mingo '13
·Chapter 9. Todd Aviles
·Chapter 10: Maria Burgos-Jiménez '12
·Chapter 11. Eshwar Gulcharran
Part Four: A Model for Reform
Chapter 12: How Inner-City Students Can Succeed on Your Campus

About the author

Elsa Núñez , a native of Puerto Rico, grew up in Newark, New Jersey. During a career spanning more than 40 years, she has served as a faculty member and administrator at colleges and universities in New York City, Massachusetts, and Maine. For the past nine years, she has led Eastern Connecticut State University as its president.

Summary

Hanging Out and Hanging on: From the Projects to the Campus chronicles the progress of students from Hartford and Manchester, Connecticut, who are enrolled in the Dual College Enrollment Program (DCEP) at Eastern Connecticut State University.

Product details

• Authors: Elsa Nunez, Nunez Elsa
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.05.2014
• EAN: 9781475802436
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-0243-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; USA, EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Aims & Objectives, Educational administration and organization, United States of America, USA, Moral and social purpose of education, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Moral & social purpose of education, Students & Student Organisations, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher