A former foster youth with degrees from Yale and Cambridge shares his reflections on upward mobility.
Rob Henderson grew up in foster homes in California. After working as a busboy, a dishwasher, and supermarket bagger, he joined the Air Force at the age of 17. He then obtained a B.S. in Psychology from Yale (thanks to the G.I. Bill) and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Cambridge (St. Catharine’s College), where he studied as a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Henderson is a columnist at The Free Press and The Boston Globe, and has written for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, among other outlets. His debut book Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class is a National Bestseller.
This presentation is made possible through the support of a grant from Wake Forest University and the Lilly Endowment, Inc. The opinions expressed at this event are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of Wake Forest University or the Lilly Endowment, Inc.
