Roger Williams University School of Law • 20th November 2024 Disrupting Legal Education for Equity | RWU Law "We are a small law school, and the only one in Rhode Island, but we are punching above our weight in the diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging space," Nicole Dyszlewski said...
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • 18th November 2024 Making the case for less e-waste - MIT Schwarzman College of Computing As part of the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) at the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, students from different parts of MIT came together to write a case study about the environmental and climate justice implications of the electronics hardware life cycle. Although it’s not uncommon for graduate students to co-author case studies, it’s unusual for undergraduates to earn this opportunity — and for their audience to be other undergraduates around the world.
MIT Sloan • 12th November 2024 The War Between Technological Productivity and Human Skill | MIT Sloan As a kid, Matt Beane, SM ‘14, PhD ‘17, followed his dad, a general contractor, around job sites, learning by watching as tradespeople passed master-level skills and tools down to talented apprentices.Beane never lost his fascination with how knowledge and learning are transmitted in the workplace. In fact, he’s made a career out of examining how humans work with machines...
The Heller Social Policy Impact Report - Brandeis University • 11th November 2024 Building the next generation of scholars: The Heller Social Policy Impact Report - Fall 2024 "At Brandeis, we succeed when we collaborate," says Lisa Lynch, Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy at Heller...
The Heller Social Policy Impact Report - Brandeis University • 11th November 2024 Understanding alcohol use disorder recovery journey's in Detroit's Black communities: The Heller Social Policy Impact Report - Fall 2024 More than 4.5% of African Americans grapple with alcohol use disorder, an addiction that tears apart their lives and sense of self worth...
The Heller Social Policy Impact Report - Brandeis University • 11th November 2024 Quality Outside the Box: The Heller Social Policy Impact Report - Fall 2024 When Anita Hill received a grant from the Ford Foundation in 2019, she could not have imagined how higher ed would radically shift in 2023...
Hofstra University Magazine • 11th November 2024 Taking Office The Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency at Hofstra University is one of the few academic institutions focused on the country’s highest office.
Roger Williams University School of Law • 7th November 2024 The Powerful Combination of Representation and Advocacy | RWU Law Last November, 3L Samuel Filiaggi, a dual degree JD and MMA student, enjoyed a Friendsgiving dinner at a table of peers and faculty at an event co-sponsored by the RWU Law LGBT+Alliance and the Mental Health Club. It was a lot of fun and the food was delicious but that isn’t what really stood out to him.
Endicott College • 7th November 2024 Studying the Election in Real-Time | Endicott College “I believe that there is no such thing as an American presidential election,” Michael Kilburn said provocatively. “It’s a combination of 100,000 elections, all with different rules taking place on a very local level within the framework of each state.”
Endicott College • 7th November 2024 Weaving Humor into Life’s Hard Lessons | Endicott College Confessing your most embarrassing moments to a packed house is most people’s worst nightmare. But for Phoebe Potts, it’s a dream come true.
Endicott College • 2nd October 2024 The Go-Between | Endicott College This year, one Endicott professor took a different kind of summer break. One that involved closed-door diplomatic talks, meetings with government officials, and hard-hitting interviews with the press.
Business On The Frontlines • 27th September 2024 Business on the Frontlines | Mendoza College of Business | University of Notre Dame Ghana has been ravaged by deforestation from mining. The Meyer Business on the Frontlines Ghana team was challenged to make specific suggestions for restoring the natural environment.
Business On The Frontlines • 27th September 2024 Business on the Frontlines | Mendoza College of Business | University of Notre Dame The Philippines team was challenged to measure whether World Vision's goal of increasing financial literacy among savings group members is being achieved on the ground.
The Boston Architectural College • 18th September 2024 Why Transfer Students Should Consider Boston Architectural College Transfer students are not only accepted to the BAC—they are welcomed, and their previous life experiences are valued.
Princeton School of Public and International Affai • 17th September 2024 Just How Influential Are Foreign Governments’ Social Influence Campaigns? | Princeton School of Public and International Affairs Princeton SPIA’s Jacob Shapiro and a transatlantic research team receive a three-year grant to dig deeper
New England Living • 13th August 2024 Dream Team: Founded in Boston, Team Impact is a remarkable national nonprofit that matches children facing serious illness and disability with college athletic teams Over the past couple of seasons, 13-year-old Braxton, the youngest “member” of the Harvard Men’s Lacrosse Team, could often be found on the field, sporting a Harvard beanie and cheering enthusiastically during home games...
North Bennet Street School • 22nd July 2024 There’s No Place Like Home - North Bennet Street School NBSS has called Boston’s North End neighborhood its home since its founding in 1881, but the School has only been in its current 64,000 sf facility since 2013. Now, a decade in, three of our 2024 graduating students reflect on what makes the award-winning space key to a remarkable education.
Tufts Now • 18th July 2024 Rendering Power Moves Student Artists into the Fast Lane For Kayla Yewon Park, A24 (BFA), a 3D animator and recent graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, waiting for a computer to catch up with her imagination used to be an exercise in patience. “Rendering just a 10-second segment of a 10-minute animation used to take anywhere from 24 to 72 hours depending on the scene’s complexity,” she said.
Brandeis University Magazine • 17th June 2024 ‘We Must Not Lose Hope’ Tallying public opinion as a war rages around you would seem next to impossible. But that’s exactly what pollster Khalil Shikaki, senior fellow at Brandeis’ Crown Center for Middle East Studies, is doing: surveying Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank during the Israel-Hamas war. Shikaki has dedicated his life to documenting Palestinian public opinion and sharing his objective empirical data with communities, policymakers, and academics. His most recent survey, the 91st opinion poll he’s conducted in Gaza and the West Bank, was arguably the most personal one of all. Illustration by Davide Bonazzi
Wentworth Institute of Technology • 29th May 2024 Flipping the Switch | Wentworth Students in the newly revamped Journeyman Electrician program are experiencing more lightbulb moments in the classroom. The 18-month program meets the 600-hour educational requirements for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Journeyman Electrician License–preparing students to succeed in a role that has steadily grown in popularity and demand year after year...