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Living & Learning has academically excellent programs where college students live in community, engage the challenges of the world, and learn to respond with a biblical Christian worldview.
With your support and donations, we can provide an amazing staff that cares deeply about cultivating an environment where college students can grow in their faith in a cross-cultural setting. You have the opportunity to donate to Living & Learning East Coast program or to select a team member below.
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Dr. Micah Hughes
Program Director & Associate Professor
Dr. Hughes has 28 years of international and multi-cultural experience. As the Academic Director and Associate Professor, Dr. Hughes provides student mentorship, instruction, academic leadership, and curriculum oversight for the Baltimore Urban Studies.
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Rev. Danté Upshaw
Campus Pastor & Professor
Rev. Upshaw has more than 30 years of experience as an urban and multicultural pastor. He is passionate about teaching spiritual formation, emotionally healthy leadership, and theology to college students and public health practitioners. Bev Upshaw oversees the maintenance of the BUS campus and creates hospitable spaces for students, staff, and visitors. Danté and his wife, Beverly live in Baltimore and have three children.
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Isis Toldson
Resident Coordinator
Isis is a recent graduate from Wheaton College (IL) with a BA in Biblical and Theological Studies. She has a special interest in the way our lives and cultures shape our theology, and how our theology shapes our lives and cultures.
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Caitlin Wilkie
Resident Coordinator
Caity is originally from South Florida. As a '24 graduate of TLU with a degree in interdisciplinary studies and a concentration in Education and Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship. While there she has made lifelong friends and found her love for advocacy and racial reconciliation work. Caity visited the East Coast program May 2023 and fell in love with the city.