I recently retired from Smith College, where for more than forty years I strived to help students feel that learning was not just an obligation, but a great joy. I see this program as a continuation of that effort. My wife, Doris, and I were inspired to start the Young Scholars Program after learning of a similar program started by a friend of ours in Florida over fifteen years ago. That program has had remarkable success keeping at-risk children on track toward college. I feel fortunate to be working to replicate that success in Western Massachusetts.
