Senior outside linebacker and track star Ed Hardman was recently invited to give an address at a dinner for the Kipp Schools in Chicago. Hardman is a Kipp School alum, and he will be teaching at a Kipp School in Chicago beginning this fall. Kipp Schools "are a non-profit network of college-preparatory, public charter schools serving elementary, middle, and high school students. They [we] have a 20-year track record of preparing our students in educationally underserved communities for success in college and life."
At the dinner, Hardman was invited to introduce keynote speaker, former Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. Ed's is an inspiring story, some of which he tells in his speech, linked below. Simply put, we need more like Ed!
Ed Hardman Speech
