SHECP Appoints Brett Morash Executive Director
"Having devoted my life to helping people rise above adversity and working in and around higher education the mission simply called to me. I can think of no other organization that bridges academic excellence [...]
Mick publishes chapter on teaching poverty and mental health through service-learning
Professor Mick teaches Rhetorics of Gender and Poverty as well as the Capstone for Poverty Studies. She serves on the SHECP Governing Board. SHECP Governing Board Member, Connie Snyder Mick, Ph.D., University of [...]
W&L Administrator Recognized as 2015-16 Bonner Foundation National Fellow
“Being a fellow has offered me the opportunity to exploremy personal and professional development in new ways,” say Charley, Bonner Program Coordinator, W&L. Marisa Charley, Coordinator of Student Service Leadership and Research at Washington [...]
SHECP Council Member Publishes Essay related to Understanding Racial Injustice in “Sojourners”
By Joe Pettit, SHECP Council Member. Dr. Pettit is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore. 11 Easy Mistakes to Make When Thinking About Racial Inequality [...]
Call for Papers: Re-Imagining Development – 16 November Deadline
Re-Imagining Development: Pursuing Good in a Changing World The 8th Annual Human Development Conference University of Notre Dame. Friday–Saturday, February 26–27, 2016 Call for Papers The Ford Family Program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity announces [...]
SHECP sets Ambitious Goals & Elects New Chair
4 September 2015, Lexington, Virginia – The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty announced today that John Carroll University (JCU) professor, Margaret (Peggy) Finucane, Ph.D., has been elected chair of the organization’s new Governing Board. [...]