Monthly Archives: June 2015

Reading Socrates on the streets: Offering education to people in poverty | USCatholic.org

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Connie Mick

Source: Reading Socrates on the streets: Offering education to people in poverty | USCatholic.org Here’s a wonderful article by Notre Dame professors on their teaching of a great books course for guests at the Center for the Homeless.  Such a … Continue reading →

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What Poverty Does to the Young Brain – The New Yorker

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Connie Mick

For a growing child, deprivation and stress can become a kind of neurotoxin. Source: What Poverty Does to the Young Brain – The New Yorker

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Saving Horatio Alger: Equality, Opportunity, and the American Dream | Brookings Institution

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Connie Mick

Brookings expert Richard Reeves presents an in-depth examination on social mobility and equality in America, and what we can do to save the American Dream. Source: Saving Horatio Alger: Equality, Opportunity, and the American Dream | Brookings Institution An important … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 1, 2015 by Connie Mick

Robert has been an incredible professor and person.  He is an exemplar of community-based teaching.

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