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 …
Heartbreak: Chronology of a Cruel Week
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 …
Beware Your Presumptions about Power
Power is not always signified by title, wealth, or placement in the organizational chart. Meet Scholarship Foundation Advising Director Teresa Steinkamp and Program Director Thurman Young. You will not find …
The Largest Gift
This is a story worth telling. Were this only about money, the headline might read: Foundation Receives Largest Gift in Nearly 100-Year History. And that would be true. But also …
Thirty Years, Today: Why I Stay
Today marks 30 years I’ve been Executive Director of The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis. After three decades, I can still say without hesitation that I have the best job …
Happy Valentine’s Data
Our board and staff are planning for a strategic planning session in which we will begin setting vision and goals for our centennial year and beyond. In doing so, we …