dr. lopez, tell us about this early university program that you are starting there at the nhu. >> nhu had a history of reaching into the community. we have this program for eighth graders and their parents. we recently embarked on the early university program. since we have a charter high school with 415 students, the juniors and seniors are taking university course work at the charter schools on the campus. they mystify the experience and close that between the high school and higher ed. we had great success with it. last year we have too pooh students and 51 are in four-year changes and one went to the service. the others are moving on. this year we have 90 and they are taking classes like have advanced courses. >> it wasn't until a month before i started college. that's unacceptable. >> yes. the earlier we start the better. to get them on campus as even third greaters to see the university. having students take college coarses where they are with the college professor, we have tremendous pro

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