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Sep 1, 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...
Aug 31, 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 26, 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 24, 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 19, 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 17, 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 11, 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...
Jul 21, 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 15, 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...
Jun 29, 2015
Professor Jost Comments on King v Burwell and the Affordable Care Act
Timothy S. Jost, Robert L. Willett Family Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University, a featured speaker on the Affordable Care...
Jun 22, 2015
Discovering the Intersection of Social Justice and HIV Holistic Healthcare
In the spring of 2014, I applied for the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty Internship Program, not knowing how valuable it...
Jun 18, 2015
Poverty Studies Fuels Direction and Intellectual Curiosity
By Shiri Yadlin, Shepherd Intern 2010 Yadlin will begin a Masters Program at Georgetown University this fall. She is a 2012 graduate of...
Jun 8, 2015
Transforming the Teaching of Poverty
Monday, 8 June 2015 – The Rev. Dr. Rebecca Todd Peters writes about poverty studies in her current entry her blog, “To Do Justice.” She...
Apr 20, 2015
Discovering Similarity in Two Cities, Worlds Apart
What do Amman, Jordan and the Church Hill area of Richmond, Virginia have in common? If I had been asked this question three months ago,...
Mar 30, 2015
Beckley commentary featured in “Spotlight” — “Why Don’t Students Learn About
“Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity” posted a commentary today by SHECP executive director, Harlan R. Beckley, “Why Don’t...
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