Close knowledge makes a difference
There was another part from The Ghost Map that made me think about social work, and about you all, which means that it ends up here. So, yes, just a little more cholera. See, the doctor who ended up...
View ArticleReimagining Poverty Part II
The second of our speakers series on Reimagining Poverty is tomorrow! I’m excited to welcome Dr. Tom Shapiro to the university, and really looking forward to hearing him talk about race, poverty, and...
View ArticleStudent debt, ladders of opportunity, and the next generation
My work at the Assets and Education Initiative has given me an outlet for a passion of mine–restoring the American Dream for disadvantaged young people–and also brought into sharp relief the...
View ArticleA 21st Century Financial Aid Policy
I have come to believe that we need dramatic changes in our financial aid system. We have largely eroded the supports that used to be there for low-income students seeking to go to college: In the...
View ArticleAssets, Education, and the American Dream
Earlier this week, I wrote about my work at the Assets and Education Initiative, and what we’re trying to do to sort of upend the conversation about financial aid and higher education and student debt,...
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