The Future of Microloan Business Lending and the Vision of Future Executives Inc.
It isn’t a secret that the US and world are experiencing challenging economic times. Although some might debate our current status given the aftermath of the most recent recession, it is painfully apparent the US could use different forms of economic stimulus to foster job growth. Moreover, there historically has been a chronic [...]
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“Harvard of China” or “Beida of U.S.”?
October 28, 2011 - 10:34 pm by xyipeng
High school seniors in every country around the world need to think about their futures. Some of them want to work after high school, while others prefer to pursue further education. Those who want to pursue higher education cannot avoid asking themselves a question: “Which college should I go to?” Obviously, different students aim to [...]
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Global Domestic Violence Panel
February 27, 2011 - 1:47 pm by Professor Williams
An illustration from Granville’s “Les Cent Proverbs” is captioned “Que aime bien chatie bien” or who loves well, punishes well. Love should not hurt you. Domestic violence is known by different names or phrases but it is defined as a pattern of abusive behavior by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as [...]
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You/me in Puglia
January 24, 2011 - 10:46 am by Kate Temple
Kate Temple shares her Italy experience and artwork with our Founder via email So here it is the final project from Pulgia-what a wonderful month I have spent here in this residency-I had wanted to do something in the town of Martignano; where we stayed since we didn’t have our exhibit here. Martignano is one [...]
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Building Social Businesses for profit
November 14, 2010 - 5:08 pm by HoliV
“Make the change you want to see in the world”, Gandhi Are you a change-maker? Have you ever thought “What can I really do to change the world?” You may have heard of many socially-oriented organizations from social enterprises, cooperatives, to non-profit organizations and so on. Well, it seems that an ambitious but very down-to-earth [...]
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