The support and attention of an adult is often the key that helps a student unlock potential and find academic success. Two recent college graduates in Connecticut credit one special caring relationship with helping them overcome obstacles.
Mohammad Sharif Kakar, 32, is an Afghani refugee who just completed an associate’s degree at Gateway Community College and is now studying accounting at Southern Connecticut State University. Buddy Toth, 34, recently got his master’s from Southern in clinical mental health counseling. Not long after, he accepted a posthumous degree from Gateway on behalf of his mother, who passed away in September.
They joined Connecticut Public Radio’s Diane Orson for a conversation in our New Haven studio.
