Democracy

  Look, there is a reason that in the days following a tumultuous election a host of horrible text blasts and threatening messages are being sent to high school and college students...

It already wasn’t fair. Affirmative action on the basis of race in admissions ended with the late June decision of the United States Supreme Court. Public mourning of “Affirmative Action” (as though...

Editor’s Note: Late last week, the Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions on two matters of great importance to the students and staff of The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis...

In May 2022, The Scholarship Foundation announced a new voter engagement internshipwith Action St. Louis, a grassroots racial justice organization that seeks to build politicalpower for Black communities in the St. Louis...

Guest Blogger Beth Andrews joined the staff of The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis in 2015. In summer, 2019 Beth first set foot on a college campus when she coordinated a student...

You really never know which one in the room is the prophet. Richard Atkins, an architect in private practice, served on the board of directors of The Scholarship Foundation from 2004-2015. He...

I’m calling our attention to love. In the midst of partisan rancor, governance without civility, and professionalizing ourselves away from seeing another person’s pain, so many of us are physically and emotionally...

In a terribly troubling time, a student’s application essay reminds us of our roots and of our responsibilities. Mendel Rosenberg and Rosa* crossed paths while she was in high school. Rosa’s application...

Since 1920, The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis has been built upon the enduring belief that an educated society is essential to a healthy democracy.  Equitable education and civil society cannot coexist...

“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,...

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...

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...