Live Sicilia Catania From Boston to learn about family business An original and innovative course of study is traveling in Sicily, and will end on May 31 in Catania. Twenty-five students from Northeastern University in Boston, accompanied by prof. Justin Craig, were received yesterday afternoon in the auditorium of the Central Building by the Rector of the University of Catania prof. James Pignataro, by the President of […]
The odds you’ll join the ranks of the long-term unemployed Long-term unemployment is a terrifying trap that, even in the best of times, is difficult to escape. And it’s a trap that you can get stuck in for no reason other than bad luck. Today, there are still almost 3.5 million people who have been out of work for six months or longer and are […]
Boston Herald The Ticker: Bay State jobless rate drops, but so does the number of jobs The state unemployment rate fell to 6 percent yesterday, but the state lost jobs for the first time since January. “It’s a bit of a mixed picture,” said Alan Clayton Matthews, a professor at Northeastern University. The state lost 1,600 jobs, and saw the largest drop in the leisure and hospitality sector. Clayton Matthews said […]
For clean energy and high-tech, building stronger magnets The periodic table seems to epitomize an older, well-established version of science that is more high school chemistry than high-tech wind turbines or fuel-efficient car engines. But whole swaths of the periodic table that most people have never heard of are crucial for technology and clean energy generation. And in recent years, these materials, with […]
Women's Health What every working woman should know about going part-time A part-time work arrangement may seem packed with perks, but there are some unforeseen downsides. For starters, many employees find it hard to disengage even after they’ve punched out—either out of guilt or plain old conscientiousness. “This is especially true for women, who often overcompensate for a flex schedule by working on their days off,” […]
Palm Beach Post Michael Dukakis talks Hillary Clinton and precinct organizing ahead of West Boca appearance Michael Dukakis, the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee, will appear in West Boca tonight at a fundraiser for the Florida Fishing Academy, a nonprofit that teaches kids about fishing and the environment to steer them from drugs and violence. Ahead of his appearance, PostOnPolitics asked Dukakis about Hillary Clinton and the 2016 landscape. “I like her and I think she’d […]
Boston Magazine Task force taps into Twitter to find best neighborhoods for after-hours entertainment Members of a special task force charged with figuring out which neighborhoods would best serve Boston residents and visitors by allowing later service hours at restaurants, bars, and even gyms have been scouring Twitter and using heat maps to collect data for their project. “We have been having discussions about demands, and looking at different […]
Real Clear Education Let’s get engaged As anyone following higher education knows, there’s a growing movement to assess colleges by measuring the post-graduation earnings of their graduates. The underlying – and quite reasonable – assumption is that on some level, a good college education ought to translate into a good post-college salary. Even so, the recently released Gallup-Purdue University Index of […]
NECN Broadside: Running out the clock on Donald Sterling As the NBA tries to get rid of Donald Sterling, the downward spiral of his public image continues. Sterling granted an interview with CNN in which he apologized, but then began to insult Magic Johnson. Northeastern University Athletic Director Peter Roby joined Jim Braude on Broadside to share his thoughts on the NBA’s handling of […]
4 Outside-the-Box career tips for college grads A recent survey by consulting giant Accenture exposes a Grand Canyon-size gap between expectations and realities for 2014 college graduates. The most glaring discrepancy: 69 percent of this year’s college grads expect to land a job within six months of graduation, but only 42 percent of 2012 and 2013 grads actually did so. Yep, it’s tough out […]
Yahoo! Shakeup at NY Times leaves questions The New York Times abruptly replaced its first female executive editor, Jill Abramson, on Wednesday and named managing editor Dean Baquet as the first African American at the top editorial post. Abramson’s departure was announced by the US daily’s publisher Arthur Sulzberger, and the paper’s own report said: “The reasons for the switch were not […]
Out with the old and in with the new I am sure we have all calmed down from the frothy excitement of this year’s NFL draft. Wasn’t it just thrilling when Commissioner Goodell announced each pick as if it were a “pick six” — an interception for a touchdown? The draft is a deadly dull exercise in economics. Any association of businesses that would […]