Elsa Nunez

Hanging Out and Hanging On

From the Projects to the Campus

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9781475802429
• ISBN-10: 1475802420
• Artikelnr.: 40210488

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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