By Liz Reisberg. It is beyond any doubt that modern economies need an educated work force, but the assumption that a university degree continues to be the only way to achieve that goal needs to be reconsidered. Read more...
By Gwendolyn Beetham. “If not now, I say, when?” This was the answer given by Shirley Chisholm when running for the for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 1972. One of the three women profiled by Ellen Fitzpatrick in her book The Highest Glass Ceiling: Women’s Quest for the American Presidency, as the first black woman to attempt the nomination, Chisholm had both sexism and racism to content with. More...
By Gwendolyn Beetham. This was going to be a very different review, and perhaps it could be, if the events of recent weeks hadn’t offered such visible and horrific evidence of the historic and systemic racism of the United States. More...
By Laura Tropp. I have been watching too much Olympic coverage. As I listened to the commentary during gymnastics competition, I couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like if teaching were judged in the same way as the Olympics. Read more...
By Laura Tropp. By now, many people have seen the video of Trump yelling at a baby and its mother at one his campaign stops. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. One of the central concepts in Economics is the idea of “comparative advantage.” This idea, which originates from those who founded the discipline, says that people and countries should build on their strengths and do what they do best. Read more...
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