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Category Archives: Poverty
Why a Global Education Doesn’t Have to Mean Going Abroad – International – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Domestic “study away” programs, often cheaper and more accessible than a course overseas, can expose students to diverse cultures closer to home. Source: Why a Global Education Doesn’t Have to Mean Going Abroad – International – The Chronicle of Higher … Continue reading
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VIDEO – Fox 28: South Bend, Elkhart IN News, Weather, Sports
Source: VIDEO – Fox 28: South Bend, Elkhart IN News, Weather, Sports Great story on local migrant farmworkers.
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This Video Will Change The Way You Look At Privilege
What is privilege? Is there any way to describe it? In a recent video posted by Buzzfeed, several people are asked a series of questions and then told to either step forward or backward if the ques Source: This Video … Continue reading
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Reading Socrates on the streets: Offering education to people in poverty | USCatholic.org
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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Saving Horatio Alger: Equality, Opportunity, and the American Dream | Brookings Institution
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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Poverty, family stress are thwarting student success, top teachers say – The Washington Post
Asked to identify obstacles to student achievement, the best educators point to factors outside class. Source: Poverty, family stress are thwarting student success, top teachers say – The Washington Post
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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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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!
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