| OUR ROOTS |
| The dandelion represents how deep our roots are. You can pull up the dandelion, but its roots tend to remain, shooting up the plants and flowers again and again. It also reminds us of the tenaciousness with which many of us pursued higher education. |
| We don't study it (working class and poverty class). We ARE it. --David Greene |
 | We began as an e-mail discussion list housed at the | |
| University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. Presently, we are located on the Yahoo group serve.This list began in February of 1994 after a discussion regarding social class mobility on the Women's Studies List. Here those of us with poverty and working-class roots can find support and information regarding the hurdles, joys, sorrows, confusions, etc. we face in our pursuit of and practice of higher education. You will find discussions on "coming-out" in the classroom," advice to graduate students navigating the academic maze, support when friends and family don't understand what we do, research, film, culture, and a myriad of other topics pertinent to our experience. |
| We have annual conferences which began in 1996. |
| We promote scholarship on and research regarding | |
| the experiences of Working-class and Poverty-class folks |
| We support those with similar backgrounds as they | |
| join the academic world. |
| WORKING CLASS * POVERTY CLASS ACADEMICS |
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