UR professor sends students into Highland Park to study poverty
Not all laboratories come equipped with petri dishes and test tubes. Just ask any student enrolled in Jennifer Erkulwater’s spring 2009 political science course “Poverty and Political Voice.”
Erkulwater had her students explore systemic poverty through reading assignments, a blog, classroom discussions and service-learning experiences in Highland Park, a low-income neighborhood in Northside Richmond.
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Daniel Colosimo, ’11, agrees. “Students at UR should be required to do some kind of community-based learning before they graduate,” Colosimo says.
U of R does a great job at getting their students involved in the community, giving them some great experiences. They provide transportation, service learning supervisors, and plenty of opportunities to reflect on their learning – The center for Civic Engagement (as well as Erkulwaters class) is an outstanding program.
Boaz and Ruth is a great place for people to work with. They provide training and cooperative help to former prison people in Highland Park. Google their website for more infor.