Archive for the 'Politics' Category
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“More open climate” to discuss race |
| By:admin on Wed 01 Jul 2009 6:38 PM under Business, Global Leadership, Immigration, Personal Success, Politics |
A new book attempts to dig beneath the euphoria that swept black America when Barack Obama became president to ask the question: what, if anything, actually changed?
Family Affair: What it Means to be African American Today” is a collection of short, autobiographical essays in which 76 black professionals detail how their families played a [...]
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How to Network without Getting Exhausted |
| By:Neerja Raman on Fri 09 Jan 2009 1:39 PM under Business, Communication, Corporate culture, Entrepreneurship, Get Organized, Personal Success, Politics |
I was at Minority Development Workshop where Donna Nelson presented the results of her report “A National Analysis of Diversity in Science and Engineering Faculties at Research Universities”. The data (US) is pretty grim: “Progress for female and minority faculty at research universities, produced from past attempted solutions combined, has been too slow. If significant [...]
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Obama’s Worldwide Election |
| By:Angelika Blendstrup on Mon 17 Nov 2008 6:44 PM under Communication, Global Leadership, Politics |
The recent election was remarkable and historic and one that will be remembered for many years to come; not only because of the incredible turn-out of young people, with 23 million young Americans under the age of 30 voting, a turn-out this country hasn’t seen since the 70s, but also because it was an election [...]
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Yes WE Can. |
| By:deepika bajaj on Thu 06 Nov 2008 4:17 AM under Global Leadership, Management, Politics |
“If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.”
- Barack Obama, President-Elect, The United States of America
Yes We Can [...]
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The Biggest Mistake You Can Make on Tuesday |
| By:Linda Popky on Sun 02 Nov 2008 9:27 PM under General, Global Leadership, Politics |
Unless you’ve been hibernating or in a state of suspended animation for the last 18 months, you probably know that this Tuesday, November 4th, is Election Day.
Obama/Biden supporters will tell you their candidate is the best to lead the country out of its current crisis. McCain/Palen supporters will tell you that’s nonsense: their candidate is [...]
