Perhaps the most powerful participant in the three-day PromiseNet conference was New Haven Promise Scholar Jordy Padilla, now a senior at the University of New Haven. With many of the Promise program directors in the room at Friday’s breakfast, Padilla sat down with New Haven Promise Executive Director Patricia Melton and laid out the challenges and the — at least temporary — solutions for the undocumented student. Continue reading
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Nearly 100 Years of Promise
Yale University President Peter Salovey delivered the keynote address at PromiseNet 2014 and told the tale of the 100-year view of the Promise movement. Here were his prepared remarks on Lake County, Oregon, and its Bernard Daly Education Fund.
When the Yale Corporation decided to approve funding for New Haven Promise back in 2010, it was with the expectation that the University was committed to playing a role in not just the growth and stability of the City, but to the long-term transformation of long-neglected neighborhoods of New Haven. Continue reading
Photos From PromiseNet 2014
Chris Randall — who is committed to documenting the City of New Haven at I Love New Haven — took aim at PromiseNet 2014 on Wednesday and Thursday. Here are his images from Wednesday’s reception at the Yale Art Gallery as well as the Cities of Promise Town Hall at the Yale School of Management on Thursday evening.
Cities Of Promise Town Hall Live
The Cities of Promise Town Hall took place in the Zhang Auditorium at the Yale School of Management on Thursday, November 20. The event — which is available above (start at 31:00) — was moderated by Jack Ford and if you’d like more information about the discussants and the case study, please click here.
Cities Of Promise 