Cultural Understanding

"The Table of Brotherhood... In the Cafeteria"

Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 11.02.2011

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Linda Novick O'Keefe

There is no clearer example of the influence of mistrust on our day-to-day interactions than inside a cafeteria, whether at school or at work, elementary through executive education -- even at the Ivies.

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The Humanities: Fundamental but Utilitarian

David J. Skorton | Posted 08.15.2011

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David J. Skorton

Despite -- and perhaps because of -- stark budget realities, we must have the political will and discipline to support the humanities. Let's aim for funding of the National Endowment for the Humanities at the FY10 level of $167.5 million.

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Assessing Cultural Intelligence Could Provide A Promising Future

Huffington Post | Jonathan Montgomery | Posted 05.25.2011

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With United States graduation rates and scores in math, science and literacy falling behind other developed nations, researchers are now looking at wa...

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Overcoming Barriers with Electronic Connectivity

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

Where we no longer must allocate the time and resources to go physically to all corners of the earth -- Facebook, Skype, our email takes us there.

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Connectivity Is Key To Social Change

Jim Luce | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jim Luce

In the spring I travelled to Barcelona for the GSM Association's World Congress, with 49,000 participants spread between mobile phone-related 1,300 ve...

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Ms. F and Me

Robert M. Grossman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert M. Grossman

Farrakhan was much more of the generation and attitude of Jesse Jackson and Jeremiah Wright. Barack had passed them by. He didn't see things their way. Perhaps his daughter didn't either.

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