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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Omari Scott Simmons , Damon T. HewittPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.426kg ISBN: 9780813592886ISBN 10: 0813592887 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 12 December 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents Foreword Introduction 1. Origins 2. The SMF College Access Program 3. Challenges in College Access 4. The Role of SMF Intervention 5. Reforms 6. Parting Thoughts Acknowledgments Bibliography IndexReviewsSimmons provides families and educators with valuable information on effective practices involving both access to college and academic success. His analysis includes practical suggestions and a substantial review of the literature, along with policy recommendations and actual solutions. Most importantly, he brings first-hand experience in working with students throughout their higher education experiences, and he inspires us with their stories. --Freeman A. Hrabowski, III president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County The brilliantly told story of a mentoring program, launched and sustained by an African-American family, which nourishes access and success in college for first-generation, low-income youths of all races. This is a playbook to study for social scientific and practical answers. --Joseph A. Soares author of The Power of Privilege: Yale and America's Elite Colleges """Simmons provides families and educators with valuable information on effective practices involving both access to college and academic success. His analysis includes practical suggestions and a substantial review of the literature, along with policy recommendations and actual solutions. Most importantly, he brings first-hand experience in working with students throughout their higher education experiences, and he inspires us with their stories."" -- Freeman A. Hrabowski, III * president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County * ""The brilliantly told story of a mentoring program, launched and sustained by an African-American family, which nourishes access and success in college for first-generation, low-income youths of all races. This is a playbook to study for social scientific and practical answers."" -- Joseph A. Soares * author of The Power of Privilege: Yale and America's Elite Colleges * Chronicle of Higher Education 'Selected New Books on Higher Education'"" compiled by Ruth Hammond * Chronicle of Higher Education * Omari Scott Simmons Talks About What Ignited his Passion to Help Others on WBOC * WBOC * 'Wise counsel: Milford graduate visits MHS with advice, new book,"" by Jennifer Antonik * Delaware State News * ""Omari Simmons Interview on the Simmons Memorial Foundation and New Book"" * Ali.org * ""Simmons provides families and educators with valuable information on effective practices involving both access to college and academic success. His analysis includes practical suggestions and a substantial review of the literature, along with policy recommendations and actual solutions. Most importantly, he brings first-hand experience in working with students throughout their higher education experiences, and he inspires us with their stories."" -- Freeman A. Hrabowski, III * president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County * ""The brilliantly told story of a mentoring program, launched and sustained by an African-American family, which nourishes access and success in college for first-generation, low-income youths of all races. This is a playbook to study for social scientific and practical answers."" -- Joseph A. Soares * author of The Power of Privilege: Yale and America's Elite Colleges * Chronicle of Higher Education 'Selected New Books on Higher Education'"" compiled by Ruth Hammond * Chronicle of Higher Education * Omari Scott Simmons Talks About What Ignited his Passion to Help Others on WBOC * WBOC * 'Wise counsel: Milford graduate visits MHS with advice, new book,"" by Jennifer Antonik * Delaware State News * ""Omari Simmons Interview on the Simmons Memorial Foundation and New Book"" * Ali.org *" The brilliantly told story of a mentoring program, launched and sustained by an African-American family, which nourishes access and success in college for first-generation, low-income youths of all races. This is a playbook to study for social scientific and practical answers. Simmons provides families and educators with valuable information on effective practices involving both access to college and academic success. His analysis includes practical suggestions and a substantial review of the literature, along with policy recommendations and actual solutions. Most importantly, he brings first-hand experience in working with students throughout their higher education experiences, and he inspires us with their stories. The brilliantly told story of a mentoring program, launched and sustained by an African-American family, which nourishes access and success in college for first-generation, low-income youths of all races. This is a playbook to study for social scientific and practical answers. --Joseph A. Soares author of The Power of Privilege: Yale and America's Elite Colleges Simmons provides families and educators with valuable information on effective practices involving both access to college and academic success. His analysis includes practical suggestions and a substantial review of the literature, along with policy recommendations and actual solutions. Most importantly, he brings first-hand experience in working with students throughout their higher education experiences, and he inspires us with their stories. --Freeman A. Hrabowski, III president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Chronicle of Higher Education 'Selected New Books on Higher Education' compiled by Ruth Hammond--Chronicle of Higher Education Omari Scott Simmons Talks About What Ignited his Passion to Help Others on WBOC--WBOC 'Wise counsel: Milford graduate visits MHS with advice, new book, by Jennifer Antonik--Delaware State News Omari Simmons Interview on the Simmons Memorial Foundation and New Book --Ali.org Author InformationOMARI SCOTT SIMMONS is the Howard L. Oleck Professor of Business Law and the director of the Business Law Program at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is the co-founder and executive director of the Simmons Memorial Foundation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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