Author Archives: Connie Mick

An Atlas of Upward Mobility Shows Paths Out of Poverty – NYTimes.com

A decades-old effort found that moving poor families to better neighborhoods did little to help them. A new look at the data suggests the opposite. Source: An Atlas of Upward Mobility Shows Paths Out of Poverty – NYTimes.com

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Notre Dame grad students present South Bend proposals to mayor

Notre Dame graduate students present ideas to South Bend city leaders on ways to improve the downtown. Source: Notre Dame grad students present South Bend proposals to mayor

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Strategy on Stopping Homelessness Shows Promise

Strategy on Stopping Homelessness Shows Promise. Evidence of some effective programming!

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TRUCEN conference explores ties between academic resources and community needs // News // Notre Dame News // University of Notre Dame

This was an incredible gathering of community engagement folks from around the nation.  So glad to have been part of it! TRUCEN conference explores ties between academic resources and community needs // News // Notre Dame News // University of … Continue reading

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Shepherd Consortium | Connie Mick publishes Poverty/Privilege with Oxford

Shepherd Consortium | Connie Mick publishes Poverty/Privilege with Oxford. Thank you Shepherd Consortium for the inspiration for and the recognition of my work in poverty studies!

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Coming out as poor at an elite university | state of opportunity

Coming out as poor at an elite university | state of opportunity.

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Shepherd Consortium | Connie Mick publishes Poverty/Privilege with Oxford

Here’s a lovely announcement of my new book.  It is a reader that works for composition and poverty studies courses.  Many questions prompt students to apply their thinking about poverty to community engagement experiences and even to question the role … Continue reading

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Waiting for Us to Notice Them – Advice – The Chronicle of Higher Education

Waiting for Us to Notice Them – Advice – The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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An African’s Message for America – Video – NYTimes.com

An African’s Message for America – Video – NYTimes.com.

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An African’s Message for America – Video – NYTimes.com

An African’s Message for America – Video – NYTimes.com.

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