Uncategorized A Father’s Dream, A Son’s Promise: Ali’s Path to Success with New Haven Promise 15 Oct 2024 Ali Fadhil (first person from the right) and the YCBA Summer 2024 Intern team. When Ali (Common Ground ‘21, UConn ‘25) and his family arrived in New Haven in 2012,…
Uncategorized What Can Internships Do For You? 3 Jan 20203 Jan 2020 As the seventh New Haven Promise Internship Fair quickly approaches, two of the scholars who have benefitted from the initiative sat down to tell the tale of how they took…
Uncategorized At Home in the Arts 14 Aug 201917 Sep 2019 The Eli Award — established in 2018 — is presented to a person or department at Yale University involved in the expansive New Haven Promise internship program, a principal partner…
Uncategorized Reminders of Long Ago 7 Aug 201917 Sep 2019 While the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library draws researchers and visitors from around the world, New Haven Promise scholars are committed to making it relevant to a new generation…
Uncategorized Fostering An Inclusive Innovation Ecosystem 30 May 201917 Sep 2019 New Haven Promise scholars are projected to have earned a total of $2 million in revenue through the summer of 2019. Two scholars adding to that number are Justin Gomez-Stafford…
Uncategorized Turning College Into Career 13 Jul 201823 Sep 2019 Downloadable document Patricia Melton’s first summer at the helm at New Haven Promise was enlightening. As she talked to student after student, she made it a point to ask what…
Uncategorized The Solution In The City 12 May 201817 Sep 2019 Business leaders in Connecticut often bemoan: “The sky is falling. All the kids are leaving the state.” While there may be a sector of generation next eager to flee their…
Uncategorized Imagining A Greater New Haven 28 Oct 201717 Sep 2019 Shortly after I graduated from college, I landed a sales position in corporate America — a large telecommunication company — making more money than I could ever imagine. As any…
Uncategorized Starting In My Hometown 22 Jun 201717 Sep 2019 Mom moved with a purpose, choosing our apartment on Edwards Street specifically for my education. The following autumn I started kindergarten at the local public school, Worthington Hooker, where I met…
Uncategorized The Fastest Transition 9 Jun 201717 Sep 2019 On May 20, I graduated from Central Connecticut State University with a degree in business management. And while many of my classmates were moving into a world of struggling to…
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