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Medical School Interviews and Shepherd Internship Memories
By Kaitlyn Reasoner Ms. Reasoner is a Biology major and biology teaching assistant at Berea College. Following graduation, she will...
Dec 28, 2015


Appreciating Privilege
By C.J. Tighe, John Carroll University (2016) For 8 weeks this past summer, I gratefully accepted an offer to intern for the Shepherd...
Dec 28, 2015


Reflections on Louisville Homelessness
By Jacqueline Carson Jacqueline Carson is a senior pre-medical student at Washington and Lee majoring in Biology and Economics and...
Dec 21, 2015


University of Vermont Joins SHECP
The University of Vermont strengthened its commitment to better understand and create solutions that reduce societal inequities caused by...
Dec 10, 2015


Poverty Studies Shaped My Commitment to Education
By Kathryn Marsh-Soloway Ms. Marsh-Soloway joined Teach for America Corps in Atlanta in 2013. After two years teaching special education...
Dec 7, 2015
Beckley visits Niagara University
SHECP executive director Harlan Beckley visited SHECP Member Niagara University on 16 November. In addition to give remarks to students...
Nov 24, 2015


Development Consultant Joins SHECP
23 November, 2015, – Alexandra Bowles, Founder of Atlas Grant Solutions, Roanoke, VA, has been appointed development consultant for...
Nov 23, 2015


How the Shepherd Program Shaped my Career Path
By Rebecca Dunn, Washington and Lee University (2016) Ms. Dunn is a Sociology major and a Poverty and Human Capability Studies minor. She...
Nov 16, 2015
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...
Nov 13, 2015


Subtleties of Poverty and Race: A Zimbabwean-in-America’s Perspective
By Farai Musariri, Hendrix Collge (2016) Mr. Musariri is a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major with an interest in poverty studies. ...
Nov 11, 2015
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....
Nov 11, 2015


Notre Dame to Host Community Engagement Faculty Institute in May 2016
The Center for Social Concerns and the Poverty Studies Interdisciplinary Minor at the University of Notre Dame will host a three-day...
Nov 11, 2015


Discovering Connections between Poverty and Race and Criminal Justice
By Leah Travis Ms. Travis is a junior sociology major anticipating opportunities in undergraduate and graduate school to expand on what...
Oct 27, 2015


Nutrition and Community: The Keys to Health in Camden
By Sneha Modi, University of Notre Dame (2016) I had the opportunity last summer to intern with The Food Trust, a non-profit that...
Oct 26, 2015


Learning to Listen to Community Needs
By Katja Kleine Ms. Kleine is a Teach for America high school math teacher and is working towards a Master’s Degree in Education at Johns...
Oct 7, 2015


Connections between Mental Health and Poverty
By Akiksha Chatterji, College of Wooster (2017) The summer has been an intense to say the least. Frontline Service, in Cleveland, Ohio,...
Oct 7, 2015


Filling My Loving Cup
By Kaeleigh E. Gale, Berea College (2016) When I was accepted into the Shepherd Poverty Consortium, I was excited to be able to work...
Oct 6, 2015


The Paradigm Shift of a Summer: Breaking My Preconceived Notions of Poverty
By Samuel Hudson, Virginia Military Institute (2017) The Shepherd Internship seeks to provide students who study poverty with a new...
Oct 5, 2015


Poverty Studies and Business: A Seamless Integration
By Kate Donnelly Ms. Donnelly works for Raffa, P.C., a public accounting firm specializing in nonprofits. She is a 2011 graduate of...
Oct 5, 2015


Hope We Must, Persevere We Will
By Emma Jackson, Centre College (2018) There I was: standing in my office, the walls papered with photographs and interview transcripts,...
Oct 1, 2015
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