From prison to the Ivy League, a recent Cal State Fullerton graduate may not be proud of everything in his past, but with a determination to do better, he has big plans to pay it forward.
His new path takes him to grad school at Columbia University, with hopes to one day start his own nonprofit, Camp Reese, a bootcamp-style alternative to juvenile incarceration.
Deshawn Sirajan Muneer-Hunter never dreamed he would be wearing a cap and gown at age 43. He is the sixth of eight siblings, raised in South Los Angeles by a loving mother and stepdad. He said getting caught up in drugs as a teenager ended his dream of becoming an EMT…