Mentors and guidance counselors helped Erik Hines, an assistant professor of educational psychology, find his path. Now he is paying it forward.

New Haven Register (UConn’s Scholars House program is mentioned, which is lead by a Neag School faculty member)

Colleges across the U.S. have been trying to do a better job of making students who have traditionally been underrepresented on campus feel welcome and included. But some of their attempts, however well-intentioned, garner as much ire as support. While many see the creation of safe spaces for black students, LGBT students, and other minorities as a positive step toward helping them navigate campus, others see it as resegregation and a step backward.

Education Dive (Erik Hines quoted)

Erik Hines, assistant professor of educational
 psychology in the Neag School of Education, a specialist in school counseling and college and career readiness, offers insight on the proposal for free community college tuition under President Obama’s new proposal.