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Oct 29, 2019

SHECP Welcomes New Executive Director, Jim Langford

The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) today announces the appointment of Jim Langford as its new executive director. Langford brings many years of business, public service and nonprofit experience to the organization, most recently as the co-founder and president of the Georgia Meth Project and the Georgia Prevention Project. Jim Langford has been named the new executive director of the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP). “I’m excite

Sep 10, 2019

SHECP Welcomes New Governing Board Chair, Members

The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) is pleased to welcome its new governing board chair, Dr. Alan Tinkler, associate professor of English, Missouri State University. Additionally, SHECP has elected two new members to the board, Allison Goetcheus, director of civic engagement at Manchester University, and Mindy Wilson, associate director of the Center for Career & Professional Development at Centre College. Dr. Alan Tinkler, SHECP Board Chair, Missouri

Aug 13, 2019

SHECP Closing Conference Offers Students Opportunity to Report on Lessons Learned

Nearly 120 college students, from more than two dozen institutions, convened at Marymount University recently for the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty’s (SHECP) 2019 Frueauff Closing Conference. The two-day event was the culmination of an eight-week internship program that provided students with the opportunity to learn about poverty beyond the classroom, by working with nonprofit and government agencies that address issues of income inequality related to commu

Jul 30, 2019

SHECP to Hold Closing Conference for 2019 Interns at Marymount University

The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) will hold its 2019 Frueauff Closing Conference, Aug. 3-4, at Marymount University. SHECP is a collaboration among over two-dozen colleges and universities that integrates classroom study of poverty with tailored and focused summer internships and co-curricular activities. Nearly 120 SHECP interns will gather to share their experiences following their work over the past eight weeks with nonprofits that address issues

Jun 18, 2019

Surdna Foundation Invests in SHECP

The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $27,500 grant from the Surdna Foundation. “We are truly honored to receive the Surdna Foundation’s support as they are at the forefront of dismantling the barriers that limit opportunities for marginalized communities,” said Dr. Brett Morash, SHECP executive director. “Surdna’s investment in SHECP will allow us to continue to impact the study of poverty in the United

Jun 13, 2019

SHECP Welcomes Interns to 2019 Opening Conference

The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) opened its summer internship season at the 2019 Frueauff Opening Conference, June 6–8, at Marymount University in Virginia. There, 120 undergraduates, from 24 SHECP member schools, prepared to spend their summers studying poverty while working with nonprofit and government programs that are working to alleviate it. Since 1998, more than 1,100 interns have completed the internship program. Through August, interns have

Feb 4, 2019

SHECP to Bring Internship Program to Shamokin

The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) will add Shamokin, Pennsylvania, to the growing number of communities benefiting from the SHECP Summer Internship Program this summer. The eight-week program pairs students with municipal and nonprofit organizations that work to strengthen impoverished communities. “I am particularly excited about the opportunity afforded to serve Shamokin and surrounding region. The unique challenges and opportunities to make a diff

Dec 19, 2018

SHECP Releases 2018 Annual Report

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Dec 19, 2018

Hamilton College Joins Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty

The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) is pleased to welcome its newest member, Hamilton College. SHECP is a collaboration among 26 colleges and universities that integrates classroom study of poverty with summer internships and co-curricular activities. “I am so pleased that SHECP has invited Hamilton College into this distinguished group of colleges and universities,” said Suzanne Keen, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty. “All the S

Oct 23, 2018

Connolly Family Foundation Pledges $600,000 to SHECP

The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) is pleased to announce that it has received a $600,000 charitable commitment from the Connolly Family Foundation to enable the consortium to build capacity and promote growth over the next three years. Based in Atlanta, the Connolly Family Foundation aims to interrupt the cycle of generational poverty through its philanthropy. Its president, Larry Connolly views SHECP’s efforts to transform poverty studies, through c

Sep 10, 2018

SHECP Welcomes New Governing Board Members

The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) is pleased to announce the election of two new members to its governing board, Dr. Brian Doyle, director of Marymount University’s Center for Ethical Concerns, and Richard “Duke” Cancelmo, head of trading and portfolio manager at Bridgeway Capital Management. Doyle and Cancelmo were elected by the SHECP Council, which is composed of leaders representing member institutions and at-large members who bring a combination

Jun 13, 2018

Congressman Jim McGovern Addresses SHECP Opening Conference

ARLINGTON, VA.—Representative Jim McGovern of Massachusetts was the keynote speaker at the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty’s 2018 Frueauff Opening Conference, at Marymount University, June 8. There, more than 130 interns, faculty advisors and ambassadors listened to the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, and founder and co-chair of the House Hunger Caucus, share his views on poverty, hunger and solutions to address these issues. “It was an inspiratio

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