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These memories of Tom Shepherd from Consortium and Washington and Lee students and alumni, colleagues, and friends express admiration for...

In the chaos and uncertainty of a new life in a new country, medicine – in its most compassionate and humanistic form – was at the center...

April 28, 2016 – Registration is now open for the 30 July, “Childhood Literacy as a Public Health and Economic Imperative: What Do We...

Ms Wilson graduated from Washington and Lee (2006) after completing a large amount of coursework in Poverty Studies and earning a degree...

By Shelby Smith Ms. Smith graduated from Elon University in 2015 with a major in Public Health Studies and a minor in Psychology. She...

By Missy Naseman Rivera Ms. Rivera graduated from Berea College in 2005 with a degree in English and a literature concentration. She then...

“Through my time in Eastern Kentucky, I began to undergo a radical consciousness shift that has since changed my life.” Nancy Reinhart is...

“The Shepherd Program permanently changed the way I see the world, directed my education, and influenced my passions.” Caroline Gill...

“Taking Poverty 101 and subsequent classes made me realize that there are many facets of poverty and many ways to help those in need.”...

Thomas R.  Shepherd, who with his wife, the Reverend Nancy Shepherd, was the founding benefactor and longtime supporter for the Shepherd...

The Shepherd Higher Education on Poverty and the Atlanta Speech School announce the speakers and schedule for a jointly sponsored...

“The internship program equipped me with more life-long lessons and experiences than I could have ever imagined.” Tran Kim-Senior...

Ms. Vander Schaaf is a 2005 graduate of Washington and Lee University, there she received a Bachelor of Sciences in Neuroscience. After...

By Citlaly Mora Ms. Mora graduated from Elon University in January 2016. She majored in International Studies with minors in Poverty and...

By Lacy McAlister Ms. McAlister graduated from Washington and Lee University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a minor in...

By Cristin Quinn Fritz Dr. Fritz is in her first year of pediatrics residency at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. She attended Vanderbilt...

By Emily Darling Ms. Darling graduated from Washington and Lee University (W&L) in 2011 with a major in Business Administration and a...

By Ethan Bishop-Watt Ethan Bishop-Watt graduated from Texas State University in 2012 with a degree in Philosophy. He received his law...

I was already a service-minded individual when I took my first courses with the Shepherd program. I had extensive volunteering experience...

By Gregory Pleasants Mr. Pleasants graduated from Washington and Lee with a degree in Philosophy and Spanish in 2000. From 2000-2003, he...