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Redefining Justice
By Leah Travis, Millsaps College (2017) It was my last day in Washington, D.C. after having spent a whirlwind summer interning as an...
Sep 3, 2015


My Journey Pursuing Solutions to Child Health
Kelly with a group of children in DC after completing the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s curriculum on nutrition and physical...
Sep 2, 2015


Poverty Studies Deepened Passion for Holistic Healthcare to Underserved
By Allison Behrndt Ms. Allison Behrndt is currently a MS Candidate (2015) in Medical Physiology at Case Western Reserve University. She...
Sep 1, 2015


Good Legal Aid Lawyering Requires More Than Knowing the Law
By Marina Giannirakis, John Carroll University (2017) No matter who you are or what kind of person you are, there is no possible way to...
Aug 31, 2015


“Insight into the Convoluted Systems” Leads to a Career in Improving Service Delivery
By Vanessa J. Ndege Ms. Ndege is currently a Housing Services Specialist in the Housing Stabilization Department- Emergency Services...
Aug 31, 2015


Poverty Studies Unveils Concern for the Health of Marginalized Peoples
By Katherine H. LeMasters Ms. LeMasters is researching the pregnancy experiences of Roma women in Romania through the Edwin A. Morris ’26...
Aug 26, 2015


How Poverty Studies Informed My Legal Education
By Jake Elijah Struebing, JD Candidate, Yale University School of Law. Mr. Struebing graduated from Washington and Lee University (2014)...
Aug 25, 2015


“Opening My Eyes” to Suffering Inspires Professional Response
By Kelsey Hoffman, Lynchburg College (2015); MSW Candidate (2017), Virginia Commonwealth University I woke up to the ringing of my too...
Aug 24, 2015


Is Shelter a Basic Human Right?
By Rebecca Dunn, Washington and Lee University (2016) There is a truly a housing crisis in our nation’s capital. This crisis is...
Aug 24, 2015


New Orleans at Pivotal Crossroads for Indigent Criminal Justice
By Christopher Stella, Elon University, Elon Law (2017) Hurricane Katrina is arguably the worst man-made disaster that the United States...
Aug 24, 2015


Immersion is Vital to Understanding Health Challenges
By Kjersti Kleine, Furman University (2017) Driving into Helena-West Helena, Arkansas was like nothing I have ever experienced. As we...
Aug 24, 2015


Using Privileged Positions to Eradicate Barriers
By Molly Snell-Larch, AmeriCorps Member Service Fellow, LIFT (DC). Ms Snell-Larch is a 2015 Graduate of the College of Wooster and a...
Aug 19, 2015


The Other Side of the Glass Window at the Guilford County Jail
By Mason Grist, Washington and Lee University (2018). Confusion. Anger. Frustration. These emotions culminate in an outpouring of tears...
Aug 17, 2015


Social Interactions and Relational Networks are Key to Health Outcomes
By Wesley Saintilnord, Berea College (2016) In spring of 2015, I was accepted to the prestigious Shepherd Internship Program at the Moses...
Aug 11, 2015
Student-led Discussions for Monday, 2:45 PM
2:45 PM Session E, Washington & Lee University, Science Center 1) Parmly 307 “The Ethics of Freedom: Consequences for...
Aug 2, 2015
Cafritz Foundation Continues Support for Interns in DC
The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) has received another matching grant from The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz...
Jul 31, 2015
2015 Symposium and Frueauff Closing Conference – Agenda
AGENDA 2015 Symposium and Frueauff Closing Conference “Food, Nutrition, and Health in Children” and Shepherd Internship Reports. Schedule...
Jul 27, 2015


Poverty Studies has led to Conscious Living and a First Job
By Eleanor Paige Bacon As an intern at HomeAgain in Richmond, Virginia, a non-profit organization that provides transitional and...
Jul 21, 2015
Frueauff Foundation Continues Vital Support for Poverty Studies
16 July 2015 – Lexington, VA – The Charles A. Frueauff Foundation of Little Rock, Arkansas has pledged a substantial grant to the...
Jul 16, 2015


From Poverty 101 to Professor of Sociology
By Jill Waity, Ph.D. When I first began college at Washington and Lee University, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. I had always done...
Jul 15, 2015
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