[06-29-09] For Karel Zelenka, several years of working for multinational companies had left him "disillusioned with the 'business world.'" More...
[06-29-09] While bringing real-world experience into the classroom may not be a new trick, Louise Sawyer's Experimental College course "Experimenting with Philanthropy" takes the concept to a different level. The course, offered each spring, not only gives students insight into the principles of the nonprofit world, but also gives them $10,000 to put those principles into action. More...
[06-29-09] When Kathleen Kiernan's son Dan was stationed in Iraq five years ago, she would send him care packages at least once a week. One day, her son asked for more boxes-not for himself, but for other soldiers who had not been receiving weekly packages from home. More...
[06-15-09] Her interest in access to healthy food in a big city has led Mara Gittleman (A'09) to places far and wide. In January 2009, Gittleman traveled to the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, to study its changing urban food system under the auspices of the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL). Her work has earned her major recognition in recent months, including the SustainUS Citizen Scientist Award and selection as a Compton Mentor Fellow, which will provide $36,000 towards her proposal of improving food systems in a metropolis closer to home: New York City. More...
[06-11-09] Dustin Bond has a personal understanding of the effects of multiple sclerosis, having watched his friend Donald Fraser rally support for his mother, who suffered from the disease. More...
rE-NewsMusic lovers around the world mourned for pop icon Michael Jackson last week after his sudden death on June 25, 2009. Both praised andridiculed throughout his long career, Jackson was placed under massive scrutiny in 2005 when he was charged with child molestation. Tufts graduate Peter Shaplen was the press coordinator during the trial, acting as a liaison between major television stations and the courts formore accurate coverage of the event. >> (May 24, 2005) In The Eye Of The Hurricane |
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