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University Honors Program student Hernandez Stroud will postpone his enrollment in law school next year to spend two years working in an inner-city high school as a member of the Teach for America corps.
"A lot of people talked with me about Teach for America," Stroud said, "and over time I realized that the program applied to my lifetime goals.
"I'm really interested in the public education crisis," he said, "and I hope that through this program I can make a real impact for children in under-served communities and gain insight into the true problems. Having this experience will give me perspective."
Stroud, a history major, will teach social studies at a high school in Philadelphia for two years. He will attend an intensive training institute next summer.
"I'm excited," Stroud said. "I know that it will be an opportunity to experience something different, but I'm also realistic. I know that this will be one of the most challenging experiences in my life."
Stroud is a student in the UAB Multicultural Scholars Program and also is president of the UAB Undergraduate Student Government Association. |
