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Mar 28, 2017

Melding Medicine, Kids and Care: How Education, Introspection and Storytelling Can Transform Poverty

“My SHECP internship granted me the opportunity to witness what selfless means.” Writes Collins. From a young age, I did not know what I...

Mar 21, 2017

Poverty Studies: Purpose, Inspiration, and Vocation

“While studying and discussing Daniel Moynihan’s “Culture of Poverty” in Washington and Lee Poverty 101 class, I asked myself ‘Why is it...

Dec 5, 2016

A Classroom and Engaged Poverty Education that Continues

“The experiences from that first Shepherd Alliance internship remain with me in many ways, shaping my career and beyond,” writes Calix....

Sep 20, 2016

At the Nexus of Education and Poverty

Mr. Masters interned with The Parks & People Foundation’s SuperKids Camp (Baltimore, MD) in the summer of 2015. A native of Dallas,...

Sep 1, 2016

Combining Classroom and Community Engagement to Expand Opportunities for Women and Children

By Kara Karcher “In both my undergraduate work and my work as a bilingual teacher, I have seen the impact our country’s legal systems can...

Jul 22, 2016

Poverty Studies Deepen Knowledge and Commitments

By Farai Musariri Mr. Musarir is a native of Gweru, Zimbabwe. He is an alumnus of Hendrix College where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Cum...

Jul 11, 2016

Learning to Address Healthcare Disparities under Different Circumstances

By Wesley N. Saintilnord I was born in a small city in the northeastern region of Haiti called Ouanaminthe (Ouanaminthe shares the border...

Jul 11, 2016

Finding My Sacred Heart

By Jabriel Hasan Mr. Hasan interned with the Boys & Girls Club of Chester (PA) the summer of 2014. He studied Communication and Social...

Jul 6, 2016

My Quest for a Professional Vocation in Healthcare

By Nicole Gunawansa Ms. Gunawansa graduated from Washington and Lee University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience. Upon...

Jul 3, 2016

A Community Service Journey

“The Shepherd Poverty Alliance (SPA) Internship allowed me to gain firsthand experience on the effects of poverty and contributed to my...

Jun 24, 2016

Building the Foundations for Future Success

Norman Kim-Senior graduated from Washington and Lee University in 2005 with a double major in Spanish and Economics. After graduating, he...

Jun 24, 2016

Poverty Studies Can Transform Institutions as Well as Students

Victoria Kumpuris Brown, Senior Program Officer, joined the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation staff in 2015, bringing her exceptional...

May 3, 2016

Poverty Studies as the Cornerstone and Foundation for a Life of Service in Medicine

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...

Apr 27, 2016

A Long Lesson in Closing Doors

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

Apr 25, 2016

An Embodiment of Empathy: How My Poverty Studies Internship Connected Me to Others

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

Apr 13, 2016

Poverty was a Pupil in My Classroom

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

Apr 8, 2016

Who Are Those People?

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

Apr 7, 2016

How Poverty Studies Can Define and Direct a Complete Education

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

Mar 29, 2016

Learning to Practice Philanthropy and Good Citizenship as Means to Conquer Poverty

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

Mar 17, 2016

A Shepherd Internship Cultivates a Life of Service

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

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