This request for funding was already prepared for publication before COVID-19 began unfolding in the United States. Once the effects of the virus became clearer, I wondered if it was still appropriate...

Today is my little sister Terri’s birthday, and today I’d like to invite you to the movies.  I know you’re thinking we’re too old for matinee birthday parties and she should just...

Make up a story… For our sake and yours forget your name in the street; tell us what the world has been to you in the dark places and in the light....

One of the benefits of working with students is that I cannot ever assume I know. I am reminded all the time of my many opportunities to learn. I’m not trying to...

*This blogpost is the first of five in a series marking the centennial year of The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis. Jointly authored by members of the History Subcommittee and Executive Director...

“Telling is not teaching. To learn is to appropriate something new to oneself, to find an answer to one’s question, to see a new relationship, learn a new skill, gain an appreciation,...

Colleagues at National College Access Network (NCAN) invited me to speak in a TED-style talk at a conference plenary session in front of more than 1,100 people. Three of us agreed to...

“Free college” is not as it sounds. Headlines rarely tell the whole story. This is true of newspapers, press releases from public agencies, and all forms of social media. There are currently...

Thank you to friends and family of The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis for celebrating my 30 years of work with your tributes. It has been overwhelming and affirming to receive your...

We are tired and we are moved. Today is a somber day in St. Louis, marking five years since the police shooting of Michael Brown, Jr. on a quiet street in Ferguson...

One of the many skills our students must develop is to be good at waiting. This characteristic is required of them by a higher education system designed to serve a multitude of...

Broken promises, amazing strength, and heartbreak are common among young and undocumented students in the U.S. since the Executive Order authorizing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was signed in 2012. Before...