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 …
From Blindness to Awareness
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 …
2020 Endorsements from a Prophet
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 …
Loving People
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 …
Mendel and Rosa, History and Future
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. …
Talking Points on the Question of Anti-Racism
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 …