50 Years of Upward Bound at SU (2015)
Louisiana: The State We're In
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Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2015-08-07
Duration: 00:05:37
Subjects: Education | Southern University and A & M College | Upward Bound Program (U.S.) | College preparation programs
Contributors:
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Gautreaux, Kevin Producer
- Crews, Keith Editor
- Linton, Nicholas Interviewee
- Bitota, Niaccle Interviewee
- Robinson, Rhonda Interviewee
- Turner, Julius Interviewee
- Morgan, Maria Interviewee
- Hayes, Victoria Interviewee
- Boyd, Gwendolyn Interviewee
Description
This segment from the August 7, 2015, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features producer Kevin Gautreaux’s report on the 50th anniversary of the Upward Bound program at Southern University in Baton Rouge. Gautreaux reports that Upward Bound is a federally funded college preparatory program offered to high school students who either come from low income families or whose parents do not have college degrees. He interviews: Nicholas Linton, student; Niaccle Bitota, student; Rhonda Robinson, the director of Upward Bound at Southern University; Julius Turner, an Upward Bound alum and instructor; Marcia Morgan, a bridge student; Victoria Hayes, the director of Upward Bound at Tennessee State University; and Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd, the president of Alabama State University. This report is a part of the Southern Education Desk series. Host: Shauna Sanford