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In this essay, I characterize the key aspects of the UCA, and Ellacuría’s arguments for why this is the proper way for a university to...

< In summer 2014, I completed a Shepherd internship at the Regional Center for Infectious Disease (RCID) in Greensboro, North Carolina. ...

Athens, OH, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 — Harlan Beckley, executive director, Shepherd Higher Consortium on Poverty (SHECP), visited Ohio...

SHECP Executive Director, Harlan Beckley, spoke at the Chautauqua Institution this summer on “Rethinking Poverty and Inequality: Changing...

Marymount University will host the Opening Conference on its campus in Arlington, Virginia, from June 5th to June 7th in 2015. More...

Kevin Blair, Professor of Social Work at Niagara University and Academic Director for the SHECP Program at Niagara, has just published a...

Emma Busse from Washington and Lee worked in Camden, New Jersey, and reports on what she learned about community and economic...

Lexington, VA – 3 November 2014 – Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) today In this capacity, Ms. DeHart will...

Arrina helps us to understand the struggles of immigrant children and their families. Arrina buried among her new friends. Emerging from...

Matthew learns about improving nutrition for the residents of Atlanta. Farmer Matt As the 5:30pm bus home rolled into the Woodruff Circle...

Lainey Johnson helps us understand how after school programs can open up new opportunities. Lainey’s Team “Have you thought about what...

Ann Paden’s experience in Atlanta gives her a new perspective on domestic abuse and the vulnerability of immigrants. At work with...

Laura helps us to see the need for a holistic approach to legal injustice and support for women and families. Lauren at work in the House...

Emma reveals the human side of criminal law and how law can be incorporated with social services. Emma and friends with Rev. Ralphael...

Zachary offers deeper insight into mental health policy for vulnerable residents of Cleveland. Mental health care has long been an...

Peter gains a new perspective on the work of the Public Advocates Office in Eastern Kentucky. I worked with the public defender in...

Caleb David, a law student, examines policies in Pennsylvania and West Virginia and at the federal level that support the reintegration...

Caroline Gill, currently working for J.P. Morgan in New York, analyzes the regressive nature of tax expenditures and their effect on the...

Farai reveals what he learned about poverty and homeless children from working and playing with young friends at the Ark. A purely...

Cate Costely from Middlebury College offers a heart wrenching and heartwarming narrative about what she learned while working at St....