Opinion: We can equip ourselves with the tools to save our kids
Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Danielle De Smeth Last year the Thacher School in Ojai turned to a team of lawyers at Munger, Tolles & Olson to document what many already knew: The school failed to properly protect its students and alumni — including by failing to follow up in some instances on students’ concerns about or reports of Read More →
Opinion: Lottery prizes can encourage vaccination, but they can’t replace trust
Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Gary Charness Medical experts and the federal government have stressed the importance of reaching herd immunity, which requires that a high proportion of the population cannot fall prey to COVID-19. While there was a huge initial wave of interest, there are still many people who have not been vaccinated. This has led to the Read More →
Opinion: We might not see the inflation bus coming until it’s run us over
Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy John Grace Everybody wants to know the date things go sideways. As I am fond of saying, if we are jaywalking across the street it’s not the bus you do see that can disrupt our day, it’s the bus we didn’t see, couldn’t name, and was impossible to time. Global bubbles from the U.S. Read More →
Opinion: Remembering David Swensen, a giant in the investment world
Banking & Finance, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Personal FinanceBy David Kreinces In early May, David Swensen, Yale’s legendary endowment chief, died of cancer at age 67. Swensen was famous on Wall Street for successfully diversifying Yale’s portfolio in a wide range of alternative investments, and he was also loved for his 2005 book on exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The book, “Unconventional Success,” showed Swensen’s Read More →
Opinion: Time to polish those interview skills, whichever side you’re on
Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Kyle McIntosh The Department of Labor reported a record 8.1 million job openings in the U.S. at the end of March. While employers are eager to fill openings, it’s critical that managers are thorough in assessing candidates to ensure new hires fit their needs. Having interviewed hundreds of candidates during my 23 years in Read More →
Opinion: Source of labor shortage not so simple
Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Bruce Stenslie We all know from the shared experiences of employers across a wide range of industries and business models that it’s become an enormous challenge to hire the workers needed to keep up with demand as the economy re-opens. We know too that the most commonly presumed cause for the worker shortage is Read More →
Opinion: Making real change with CLU’s new Black Lives Fellowship program
Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Regina D. Biddings-Muro Leadership takes courage. Acts of courage will likely make you stand out — and sometimes in ways that will make some uncomfortable. By way of introduction, allow me to share that I am the first person of color to serve on the executive cabinet in the history of California Lutheran University. Read More →
