CNBC Warren Buffett’s online lessons for giving away billions Taught by Northeastern University professor Rebecca Riccio, the four-week course consists of a series of videos with titles like “Why Do People Give,” “What’s Relevant to You?” and “The Challenge With Measuring Impact.” In addition, students can watch videos featuring guest speakers, including Warren and Doris Buffett, baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., and ice cream […]
Shape Magazine 7 Items for Your Fitness Bucket List Master 3 Yoga Poses Yoga requires minimal equipment, provides stretching without stressing the joints, and can improve stress levels and posture, says Maureen K. Watkins, PT, DPT, assistant professor in the physical therapy department in the Bouve College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University, Mass. “Individuals new to yoga should begin slowly, ideally with an […]
Sustainable Business Universities Commit to Graduate Majors in Green Chemistry Much is being made of the shortage of skilled people to fill positions in science, math and engineering, and 13 colleges are coming together to make sure some of those skills are green. In an effort to transform chemistry education in the US, they have signed a “Green Chemistry Commitment” promising to graduate chemistry majors proficient in the […]
Boston.com Northeastern online course lets thousands decide how to donate Warren Buffett’s family money Northeastern University helped launched a massive open online course on philanthropy today, in which thousands of students will decide how to donate a large sum of Warren Buffett’s family money. Doris Buffett, the sister of Warren Buffett, is giving away more than $100,000 to the massive open online course, or MOOC, through her organization, the Learning […]
ABC News Republicans, Don’t Cede Millennials to Democrats Just Yet Moreover, as Northeastern University Economist Andrew Sum recently pointed out, young workers and new graduates find themselves caught in a difficult job cycle. With baby boomers working later in life and employers able to find willing populations of older workers for even menial jobs, middle and lower class students and graduates have been unable begin their […]
Poor public transit hard on Latinos, report finds Though the report focused on Latino communities, the findings probably apply to other parts of the state, said Stephanie Pollack, associate director of The Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University. “The families we talked to are paying a very heavy toll in money, in time, in stress, and in not being […]
National Journal Good News: Youth Employment Slows Violence. Bad News: Youth Unemployment Is Spiking. It may sound obvious, but a new study shows that it’s also true: Teen employment helps keep kids out of trouble. Researchers from Northeastern University’s Center for Labor Market Studies found that in Boston, low-income teenagers with summer jobs are less prone to violence and drug and alcohol use. The center’s director hailed the study’s results, saying, […]
From ‘Follow your passion’ to ‘Get a job!’: Colleges doing more to emphasize career prep But a few colleges have benefited from the shift in values. “Colleges like Northeastern and Drexel are really coming up in the world because they offer co-op programs,” where students spend several semesters in full-time jobs related to their studies, usually with pay, Rubenstone noted. In the last six years, Northeastern University’s ranking on U.S. […]
Report: Inadequate Public Transit Hurting State’s Low-Income Latinos BOSTON — With limited quality public transportation, many low-income Latino residents across Massachusetts are reliant on cars, and it’s adversely affecting their finances and job choices, a new report (PDF) argues. The study — comprised of surveys conducted in East Boston, Lynn, Springfield andWorcester — finds that a majority of respondents rely, often out of necessity, on an automobile as […]
Boston’s Egyptian Youth: Two Years Later In Cairo today, opponents of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi occupy certain corners of the city. Morsi’s supporters occupy others. No one is seeing eye-to-eye, and the country feels as fractured, if not more, than it was during its historic 2011 uprising. But Egypt’s military leaders also took a step forward after Monday’s mass-killing of […]
Boston bombing suspect’s fate: Column Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is scheduled to appear in federal court today for his arraignment, and some victims and their families are expected to attend. When the 30-count indictment against him was announced last month, U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz indicated that the 19-year-old defendant, if convicted of murdering three spectators during the race and an MIT […]
Summer jobs add up to less violence in study A new study that indicates low-income teenagers in Boston who hold summer jobs are less likely to engage in violence was hailed by the mayor and other community leaders as proof that youth employment programs can change people’s lives. For the study, researchers at Northeastern University’s Center for Labor Market Studies polled 421 teenagers and […]