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By Joseph Roger Landry The Shepherd Poverty Program is taking on the issue of our time. The Program presents college students with an...

By Margaret Hutchison Ms. Hutchison is currently a Resident Minister at John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio. She...

By Christina Lawrence Ms Lawrence is currently pursuing her MBA from Columbia University and plans to graduate in May 2017.  After...

By Anna King, Hendrix 2017 When I scrolled through the list of Shepherd internships, Vermont Works for Women (VWW) stood out to me. Their...

By Cameron Lee, Washington and Lee University (2017) “¿Puedo confiar en ti?” This expression, meaning “Can I trust you?” in Spanish, took...

By Ashley Trice. Ms. Trice is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who has has a private practice working with adolescents and adults...

By Kelli Jarrell Ms. Jarrell is completing her fourth and final year at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN. She...

By Grace Barnett Ms. Barnett attended the Medical University of South Carolina where she earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy.  She...

By Katie Jarrell Ms. Jarrell is currently a second-year pharmacy student at West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. Upon graduation...

By Ellen Stauffer Ms. Stauffer is the Assistant Director of Development, Special Events, for the research and advocacy non-profit...

By Camie Carlock Ms. Carlock graduated in 2013 from Washington and Lee University, where she majored in Politics and minored in Poverty &...

By Alice Shih LaCour Ms. Shih LaCour is a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice. She graduated with a degree in Economics and...

By Daniel F. Murray Mr. Murray (Washington and Lee University ’13) majored in English and minored in Poverty and Human Capability...

By Crighton Allen Mr. Allen is an associate with the Atlanta law firm Hall Booth Smith, P.C. where he assists in the defense of...

By Theresa Schmidt Ms. Schmidt earned her Bachelor’s of Social Work from Niagara University in 2014. During this time she had one of the...

By Alvin G. Thomas Mr. Thomas is a second-year Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) student at the Johns Hopkins University...

By Angelica Tillander Ms. Tillander is in her second year of law school at Columbia Law School in New York. She graduated from Washington...

By Katie Harris Ms. Harris is pursuing Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Harvard Business School, expected graduation in May...

By Amanda Green Amanda graduated with a degree in Business and a minor in Environmental Studies from Washington and Lee in 2006. After...

By Ash Smith, University of Notre Dame (2017). Driving into Manchester, Kentucky, I read a roadside billboard: “City of Hope.” Here lies...