Washington and Lee University

Washington and Lee University
Angela Young
Shepherd Poverty Student
I didn’t get involved in the Shepherd Program until I was a Bonner Leader, or about winter term of my sophomore year. I had volunteered in high school, so I thought I was already aware of issues involving poverty: how wrong I was! Taking Poverty 101 completely changed my career aspirations, and opened my eyes to the vast study of poverty.
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Shepherd Program

For the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability

Washington and Lee's Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability integrates sustained rigorous academic study and focused direct service to disadvantaged communities and persons. It supplements and enriches the education of undergraduate and law students in all majors and career paths. Students with differing social and political perspectives graduate prepared to take new initiatives through varied professional endeavors and civic engagements. We seek to introduce this educational program in many similar institutions in order to reduce domestic and international poverty that devastates individual lives and undermines communities and nations.

Shepherd Blog

  • W&L Campus Kitchen Expands Reach
    Operators of the Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee University (CKWLU) have teamed up with Natural Bridge Elementary staff to load backpacks with nutritious snacks to send home with students for the weekend. The new program could soon serve as a hunger relief model for all county schools and inspire other campus kitchens. To learn [...]
  • Listen to Richard Freeman’s W&L Lecture
    Richard Freeman, the Herbert Ascherman Chair in Economics at Harvard University and faculty director of the Labor and Worklife Program at the Harvard Law School, presented “Can the U.S. Restore Shared Prosperity After the Financial Meltdown?” at the Washington and Lee School of Law on Nov. 9. Freeman’s came to the University as part of the Johnson [...]
  • Shepherd Program Advisor Shares Knowledge at Baylor
    Read about Cabell Brand’s visit to Baylor University in support of its Baylor Poverty Initiative. A member of the Shepherd Alumni Advisory Committee, Brand shared his philosophy on dealing with poverty with students and faculty. The Baylor program is modeled after the Shepherd Program at Washington and Lee.  http://www.baylor.edu/lariat/news.php?action=story&story=63432

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