Meet the Scholar: Talia Clarke
Talia graduated from Great Path Academy at Manchester Community College and is now attending Southern Connecticut State University. “College is great so far! I enjoy meeting new people and joining new...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Grace Graham
Grace graduated from Bulkeley High School and is now attending Trinity College. “The first few weeks at Trinity College have been exciting! I am getting to know people from all over the world with...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Jesus Medina
Jesus Medina graduated from Pathways to Technology and Design and is now attending the University of Connecticut. I am majoring in Management Information Systems at UCONN. My first few weeks of college...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Latoya Beckford
Latoya graduated from Hartford Public High School of Engineering and Green Technology and is now attending Eastern Connecticut State University. Being at Eastern Connecticut State University has been a...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Monique Bennett
Monique graduated from the Nursing Academy at Hartford Public High School and is now attending the University of Connecticut. “I came to college with a new mindset and a positive attitude. My goal...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Glorianne Claudio
Glorianne graduated from Hartford Public High School, Law and Government Academy and is now attending the University of Connecticut. “I am extremely grateful that with the help of the Hartford Promise...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Anika Shields
Anika graduated from Achievement First Hartford High School and is now attending Wellesley University. “It is not easy to describe what my first few weeks at Wellesley have been like in only 3-5...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Laura De Sousa
Laura graduated from University of Science and Engineering and is now attending the University of Hartford. “College has been an amazing experience so far. The Hartford Promise Scholarship has allowed...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Sydney Brockman
Sydney graduated from Great Path Academy and is now attending Manchester Community College. “Hartford promise has helped me financially because it gives me an opportunity to strive for my goal without...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Amber Smith
Amber graduated from Bulkeley High School and now attends the University of Connecticut. “Going to college for the first time can be a pretty overwhelming experience. There are so many people from all...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Leroy Collier
Leroy graduated from Classical Magnet School and is now attending the University of Connecticut. “So far, my college experience has been a wonderful one! The UCONN community is very welcoming, and...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Chelsea Waysome
Chelsea attending the Culinary Arts Academy and is now a freshman at the University of Connecticut. “My first few weeks at UCONN were truly life changing. Not only because it is college or because I am...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Karina Rivera
Karina graduated from Bulkeley High School and is now attending Eastern Connecticut State University. “I am currently majoring in Criminology, minoring in Psychology and working towards my...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Tamara Rodriguez
Tamara graduated from Global Communications Academy and is currently attending the University of Saint Joseph. “I have learned that college is not easy! However, it is not impossible with hard work....
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Kevin Matozo
Kevin graduated from Sports and Medical Sciences Academy and is currently a freshman at Manchester Community College. “The Hartford Promise has given me the opportunity to continue my goal of obtaining...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Jonthony Rivera
Jonthony graduated from Global Communications Academy and is now attending Manchester Community College. “College is going great. I have made a lot of new friends, all my professors are nice and I have...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Elizabeth Rebeiro
Elizabeth graduated from Hartford Trinity Magnet Academy and is a freshman at Caldwell University in New Jersey. “I attended Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy and graduated this year. So far,...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Tiffany Escribano
Tiffany graduated from Hartford Public High School Law & Government Academy and is a freshman at the University of Connecticut. “My name is Tiffany Escribano and the Hartford Promise has impacted...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Belma Pehratovic
Belma graduated from Pathways Academy of Technology and Design and is currently a freshman at the University of Connecticut. “I am currently an MIS major at the University of Connecticut. Since being...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: Ashia Robinson
Ashia graduated from Achievement First Hartford High School and is now attending Tufts University. “Tufts has been amazing so far! The transition from high school has not been as bad as I thought it...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Hartford Promise Scholarship Program!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Richard Sugarman Named first Executive Director of Hartford Promise Hartford, CT (March 23, 2015) – The Hartford Consortium for Higher Education today announced the appointment...
View ArticleLebron James onboard the “Promise concept”
How exciting that Lebron James has put his name, personal financial resources, and enormous commitment behind the transformative power of the Promise Model! Says James: “It means so much because, as a...
View ArticleGive. All. You. Can – Help Hartford Promise Make the Dream Real
Hartford Promise makes front page of Hartford Courant. Vanessa De La Torre writes, “The pledge is real, and after a flurry of fundraising and low-profile launch a few years ago, Hartford Promise...
View ArticleAttention Promise Scholars: UCONN will Provide Additional Scholarship Funds...
We are excited to announce that through our networking and partnership with UCONN, they have offered to provide additional scholarship dollars for Promise Scholars! This means that in addition to your...
View ArticleUniversity of St. Joseph Offers Free Housing to Promise Scholars
Hartford Promise and the University of Saint Joseph have established a partnership where USJ will provide free housing for four years for Hartford Promise Scholars who attend the University. We’re...
View ArticleFirst Group of 144 Hartford Promise Scholars Announced
This is a very diverse and impressive group of young people and a transformative moment for Promise Scholars and their families. These students have endured and overcome enormous challenges. They...
View ArticleClass of 2016 Celebrates Inaugural Promise Scholar Day!
Our first Promise Scholar Day kicked off with a bang! The Promise Scholar Community has begun. Students came to Trinity campus to learn about self-advocating and other important college skills. This...
View ArticleMeet the Scholar: TJ Noel-Sullivan
TJ graduated from Classical Magnet Academy and is now attending Yale University. Here is what TJ has to say… “The Hartford Promise has been incredibly beneficial for me. Not only has it lessened the...
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2017 Promise Scholars Announcement!
Click here to see the Hartford Public Schools Announcement! 113 Hartford Students from the Class of 2017 Earn Hartford Promise Scholarships Students from 18 Hartford Public High Schools will earn up to...
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