Tuesday Talk - September 15, 2020

EPIC Conversation with Roger Lehecka

Speakers: Roger Lehecka, Dean of Students and founder of Columbia's Double Discovery Center

For over fifty years, the nationwide Upward Bound program has been helping youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds prepare for college. The Columbia version of this very successful program is called Double Discovery Center. Roger Lehecka spoke about its history and was an undergrad Columbia math major when he and a few friends first applied for a grant for a wild summer project.... In a sense it's a story of our generation, and its impact is still increasing.