Tag: best & brightest

Health

Best & Brightest: Desire to Help Others Set Baltimore Native on Path to Achievement

By the time Edward Murray Jr. graduated from high school, he had witnessed a lot for his 18 years — the drowning of his niece and the demise of several family members who had succumbed to substance abuse and crime.

July 16, 2009

Students

Best & Brightest: From Concerned Alum to Policymaker

When Southern Methodist University student Warren Seay Jr. applied for a Truman Scholarship, he wrote the judges about his deep concerns about public education and included troubling data about his high school in the Dallas suburb of DeSoto.

July 5, 2009

Community Colleges

Best & Brightest: After a 13-year Absence From School, Academic Excellence and an Associate Degree

While explaining her future career plans, Audra Jeffers’ voice bubbles with excitement.

May 5, 2009

Home

Best and Brightest’ Scholar’s Promising Future Ends Tragically

Devin Gaines, who became one of the University of Connecticut’s most noteworthy 2007 alumni when he graduated with five degrees in five years, died early Tuesday morning.

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Best & Brightest: Give Up? No Way

At one point during graduate school at Norfolk State University, Michelle Happer, who was working two jobs and caring for a paralyzed son, came across a book that seemed to speak directly to her: Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?

June 17, 2007

Home

Best & Brightest: Facing Life in Prison, Dropout Turned to Education

When Denise Maupin talks about her troubled past, she uses adjectives like “suicidal” and “destructive” to describe life as a drug addict and convict. When she talks about life now, she can use the word “perseverance” to describe her turnaround into a college graduate who founded a support group for former gang members.

May 27, 2007