This profile is part of a series highlighting participants of the Urban Education Initiative, the umbrella program for Project Coach at Smith College. Pictured: Hazel (front row on the right) with the rest of the Western Massachusetts Cohort Hazel De La Cruz ‘20 just finished a Fellowship at Veritas Preparatory Charter School in Springfield, MA. At Veritas, she witnessed major change in one student’s mindset, and got an insight into the life of a teacher at a local Western Ma

This profile is part of a series highlighting participants of the Urban Education Initiative, the umbrella program for Project Coach at Smith College. Glendean Hamilton ‘13, an alum of the Smith Urban Ed Fellowship and the Harvard Kennedy School, inspired our Boston Fellows with her talk, “Educating Leaders: Urban Education to Urban Mayors.” Here, she shares about how her experience with the Urban Education Initiative shaped her career path. Smith College (SC): What are you d