Author: Digital Hill
Reflecting on Dr. King and Prophetic Resilience
Reflecting on Dr. King and Prophetic Resilience Submitted by brittanydavis on April 20, 2020 – 5:00pm Adam Gustine, D.Min., assistant director, social concerns seminars “We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice.” These words of Dr. King are some of his most often quoted and elicit […]
The Pope and the bomb conference: Some emerging insights
The Pope and the bomb conference: Some emerging insights Submitted by brittanydavis on February 10, 2020 – 9:58am Margaret R. Pfeil, professor of theology, joint appointment at the Institute for Social Concerns, faculty fellow at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies February 2020 Responding to: The Pope and the Bomb At the conclusion of […]
Community Health and the Common Good
Community Health and the Common Good Submitted by Katie Warner on May 14, 2019 – 4:13pm “Are you the only person going on the trip that’s not pre-med?” I received this question often when talking to family and friends about my spring break seminar. When I explained that Community Health and the Common Good centered […]
U.S. Health Care Policy and Poverty Seminar
U.S. Health Care Policy and Poverty Seminar Submitted by Katie Warner on May 14, 2019 – 4:10pm After a four- hour delay, the train finally appeared in our sight, reassuring each of us that we would actually make it to our nation’s capital for our immersion on Health Care Policy. In the weeks leading up […]
Appalachia Seminar – Bethlehem Farm
Appalachia Seminar – Bethlehem Farm Submitted by Katie Warner on May 14, 2019 – 3:51pm When I think back on my time at Bethlehem Farm last fall, the first words that come to my mind are peace, serenity, and beauty. All too often in our fast-paced world today, it is easy to get swept up […]
Confronting inequalities in health care
Confronting inequalities in health care Submitted by Cindy Voll on May 10, 2019 – 11:48am Grace Munene, Assistant Director, International Summer Service Learning Program for Africa, Institute for Social Concerns, May 2019 The recently concluded Global Health and Innovation Conference convened a wide range of stakeholders in the field of global health from former ministers of health, leaders of […]
The Common Good and the Challenge of Populism
The Common Good and the Challenge of Populism Submitted by Cindy Voll on March 7, 2019 – 11:05am Anna Blackman, Research Fellow, Institute for Social Concerns, March 2019 Over the last several years, populism has become a political buzzword, being used to refer to numerous left and right interpretations, but all approaches share in common […]
Appalachia Seminar
Appalachia Seminar Submitted by Katie Warner on March 7, 2019 – 10:10am Johnny is the son-in-law of a woman whose house we were repairing during my immersion trip. Johnny is a very extroverted and hardworking man who was more than happy to get down in the mud and help us with the work on his […]
Moving Margins through Postgraduate Service
Moving Margins through Postgraduate Service Submitted by Cindy Voll on February 6, 2019 – 1:21pm Karen Manier, Lead Coordinator, Postgraduate Service, Institute for Social Concerns, February 2019. The Center’s theme this year—a lens for focusing our work, given the vast number of social issues confronting our world—is “Moving Margins: Living the Option for the Poor,” an […]
CHALLENGING TRUMP’S BORDER POLICY IN A SONG: ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO’S “SILVER CITY”
CHALLENGING TRUMP’S BORDER POLICY IN A SONG: ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO’S “SILVER CITY” Submitted by Dan Graff on January 23, 2019 – 6:01pm I write this in the midst of the longest government shutdown in US history — 25 days and counting — idling 800,000 federal workers, disrupting public services, and threatening to push the economy into […]