To understand SPEA Senior Lecturer Bill Foley’s commitment to combating poverty, look no further than a thick black book that sits in his office. It’s a 600-page dissertation he wrote on urban affairs, including the War on Poverty. “I didn’t mean to write quite this much,” he laughs. “It made sense at the time.” Foley… Read more »
In an ever-changing field, leaders in the healthcare industry must be intentional about keeping their companies and themselves ahead of the curve. For many, that often means seeking out professional development opportunities. “I was interested in that next level of leadership,” says Kim Inscho, vice president of human resources and marketing for Margaret Mary Health,… Read more »
During his time as a senior fellow at the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership, Fredrik O. Andersson has counseled hundreds of nonprofit professionals on how to improve performance and organizational effectiveness. He has also met with countless entrepreneurs who have great ideas for new nonprofit ventures. They all want to know the same thing: “Where… Read more »
It’s been nearly three decades since Ngozi Iwere embarked on her first social mission in Nigeria. She was instrumental in forming the Society for Women and AIDS in Africa-Nigeria, a group focused on working with communities to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS, while providing prevention education. Not long after, Iwere founded the Community Life… Read more »
Only about 1 in 4 SPEA graduate students are first-generation college students. Count Morgan Farnworth among them. “In my immediate sphere I didn’t know a lot of people with college degrees,” Farnworth admits. She became the first in her family to attend college. She will also become the first to earn a master’s degree and… Read more »
