The external causes of inequality
By Joe Pettit. Dr. Pettit is an associate professor of religious studies at Morgan State University. This Opinion-Editorial appeared in The Baltimore on September 1, 2016 - the first few paragraphs are reprinted with permission [...]
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 [...]
Professor Jost Comments on King v Burwell and the Affordable Care Act
Timothy S. Jost, Robert L. Willett Family Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University, a featured speaker on the Affordable Care Act at the SHECP symposium on August 5, 2014, wrote an analysis and [...]
Beckley commentary featured in “Spotlight” — “Why Don’t Students Learn About Poverty?”
"Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity" posted a commentary today by SHECP executive director, Harlan R. Beckley, "Why Don't Students Learn about Poverty?" Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity was launched in October 2007 by major U.S. foundations to foster [...]
Gandolfo Writes on Education and Poverty in Volume Honoring Ignacio Ellacuría, SJ
Those who are familiar with the University of Central America (UCA), the Jesuit university in El Salvador, have long been impressed with the way that the school is organized around a complete institutional commitment – [...]
Beckley Addresses Role of Higher Ed in ‘Rethinking Poverty’
SHECP Executive Director, Harlan Beckley, spoke at the Chautauqua Institution this summer on “Rethinking Poverty and Inequality: Changing Higher Education." Beckley’s talk was part of a series on poverty sponsored by the Department of Religion. [...]