About Under-Told Stories

Under-Told Stories is a journalism project focused on consequences of poverty and the work of change agents addressing them.  We produce content for highly respected news organizations and, in collaboration with educators, engage students on pressing issues of our time.

These learning modules are the product of connecting our stories with educators who want an in-depth global perspective in their classroom. Check back for new modules and other educational content.

PBS NewsHour Links to an external site.

Under-Told Stories Executive director Fred de Sam Lazaro has served as a correspondent for the PBS NewsHour since 1985. He also was a regular contributor and substitute anchor for PBS’ Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. Our current, ongoing series for the NewsHour is called Agents for Change. 

The University of St. Thomas Links to an external site.

The Under-Told Stories Project now lives at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, where we are building a library of social innovation and entrepreneurship reports, designed to use storytelling to enhance students’ understanding of the pressing global issues of our time. Our offices are housed in the Anderson Student Center within the Center for the Common Good. Links to an external site.

Contact us! 

Phone: 1 (651) 962-5268

Email: undertold@stthomas.edu