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Investing In Haiti’S Future: Cuny’S Partnership For Student Success, Ashleigh B. Thompson, Cidna R. Valentin
Investing In Haiti’S Future: Cuny’S Partnership For Student Success, Ashleigh B. Thompson, Cidna R. Valentin
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After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, City University of New York (CUNY) Chancellor Matthew Goldstein recruited CUNY faculty and staff to lead a university-wide effort to support the people and institutions of Haiti. A CUNY-wide Advisory Group was convened and began meeting with Haitian educators and government officials. Partners agreed that CUNY would initially support the development and consolidation of Haiti’s public university network in the regions to emphasize decentralizing higher education, promoting greater access, broadening workforce development opportunities and strengthening regional economies. One facet of this effort would be scholarship support for exemplary students at these public universities in …