From high school dropout to director of college initiatives
This place just molded me into something that was valuable to the working world.
At 16, John Brenner dropped out of high school. Today, John serves as director of early college initiatives at The University of Baltimore. Every year, he meets new high school students, some with similar trepidations about college, and he tells them his story.
I’m at a point in my life when if it’s not fun, I’m not going to do it.
After earning her bachelor’s degree from Southern Connecticut State University in 1984, Ann Zuccardy devoted herself to raising her family. But once her nest was empty, she found herself searching for a new challenge, at UBalt.
Ann ZuccardyMFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts student
Hanu Pershad B.S. '17, MBA student
Second degree pursuit leads to new mentor, career path
Reaching out to him for help, reaching out to him for advice, was one of the best choices I made.
Hanu Pershad wanted to work in the criminal justice field but kept running into obstacles that blocked his way forward. So he pivoted, and found opportunities at UBalt that he had never considered.
Andrea Cantoraprofessor of criminal justice, Second Chance College Program director
Director opens door to first degrees, new life
I'm really proud of the work that I've done, and that the University of Baltimore has supported from the very beginning.
Andrea Cantora, long an advocate for prison education, has become a go-to expert for building more such partnerships. She sits down to share about the power of the Second Chance College Program and what prison education can do for individuals and their communities.
