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

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Connie Mick

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.

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Notre Dame grad students present South Bend proposals to mayor

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Connie Mick

Notre Dame graduate students present ideas to South Bend city leaders on ways to improve the downtown.

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Strategy on Stopping Homelessness Shows Promise

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Connie Mick

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

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Connie Mick

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 Notre Dame.

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Shepherd Consortium | Connie Mick publishes Poverty/Privilege with Oxford

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Connie Mick

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

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Connie Mick

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

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Shepherd Consortium | Connie Mick publishes Poverty/Privilege with Oxford

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Connie Mick

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 of service in telling the story of vulnerable people.

Shepherd Consortium | Connie Mick publishes Poverty/Privilege with Oxford.

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

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Connie Mick

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

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Connie Mick

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

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

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Connie Mick

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

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