Hanging Out and Hanging On: From the Projects to the Campus

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Hanging Out and Hanging on: From the Projects to the Campus chronicles the progress of students from Hartford and Manchester, Connecticut, who are enrolled within the Dual College Enrollment Program (DCEP) at Eastern Connecticut State University. “Hanging Out” sets the stage for describing this system by first reaching back in time to tell of Dr. Núñez’s own beginnings in Puerto Rico and Newark, New Jersey, of her struggles as a non-English speaking elementary school student and her triumphs in high school and college. The following section of the book describes the lives of Latinos in Connecticut and the social, economic, and educational challenges they’ve faced through the years. Her personal experiences and desire to support the lives of the underprivileged led Dr. Núñez to create the DCEP Program. Throughout the words of faculty and group of workers and the personal accounts of six DCEP students, you’ll read stories of desperation and hope, of struggle and triumph, of heart-breaking failure and stunning success. We are hoping their story can serve as a model for other communities to follow.

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