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. [...]
$500,000 Gift Boosts Poverty Studies
29 April, Lexington, Virginia -- Furman University, a member of the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP), announced this term that a Furman graduate and trustee contributed $500,000 to the university’s Poverty Studies Program. [...]
Marymount to Host Poverty Studies Internship Conference
20 March 2015, Lexington, VA -- The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium (SHECP) announced today that Marymount University will host the 2015 Frueauff Opening Conference for Shepherd Interns, June 5 & 6, on its Main Campus [...]