A Powerful Lesson from the Do Something Awards
Given the loud applause, numerous celebrities, and amazing music, you would have thought you were at an all star rock concert if you were in the Apollo Theatre in Harlem last Thursday. Instead you would’ve been at the annual Do…
Volunteer Tip: Reflect on Your Volunteer Experience
This article is the third of three in a series about creating a great volunteer experience that I am writing as ambassador of WEVolunteer.tv, a three year initiative by WE tv to get more women to serve. Read the first…
Volunteering Tip: Preparing for Your Day of Service
This article is the second of three in a series about creating a great volunteer experience that I am writing as ambassador of WEVolunteer.tv, a three year initiative by WE tv to get more women to serve. Read the first…
It's All about the Attitude: The Importance of Young People
Every month my development fellowship has a meeting to discuss what is happening at our schools. Yesterday, Dr. Timothy McNiff, the Superintendent of Schools for the New York Archdiocese, the largest Catholic School system in the country, attended our meeting…
Academic Research and the Problem of "Othering"
There was a great article in the New York Times yesterday about Zora Neale Hurston’s hometown Eatonville, FL and how it tries to preserve its legacy in the face of tourism and academic research. The article made me reflect on…
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