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Upward Bound Turns 50 Its College Pathway Story Told
Wil Haygood recalls entering Upward Bound in 1970 at Ohio Dominican University and credits mentors with shaping his path from housing projects to Miami University. The program since 1965 has served thousands, boosting college access for low income students and creating notable alumni such as Oprah Winfrey Viola Davis and Donna Brazile.
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Columbus
Wil Haygood
the Butler
Lyndon B. Johnson
Haygood
Ohio Dominican University
Miami University
Oxford
Upward Bound
Oprah Winfrey
Viola Davis
Angela Bassett
ABC News
John Quinones
Donna Brazile
Maureen Hoyler
Council For Opportunity In Education
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx
Hudson River
Ruthy
Information Technology High School
Queens
Corinne Lopez
U.S
South America
New York
Corinne
Manhattan
Corrine
Karen Texeira
Broadway
Texeiras
Omar Abdullah
Harlem
McDonald’s
Congress
Capitol Hill
Upward Board
Hoyler
Lois Vosika-Weir
Minneapolis
Vosika-Weir
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Adam _ Clayton Powell Jr
Binton Camara