Banking giant HSBC has pledged US$100 billion (£76 billion) to “fight climate change”, to be spent on sustainable finance and investment over the next eight years. It also commits to increasing its own use of renewable energy and to reducing its funding of coal projects. HSBC is following a growing trend among investment banks which includes a […] … learn more→

Time and again I’ve heard admin spew the most insane gibberish, things no normal person could believe, or could even imagine. I’ve looked at administrative degree programs, and while they are complete frauds, the issue there is a lack of content or requirements, not that they’re filled with insanity. It’s no secret that our institutions of higher […] … learn more→

Many students are interested in becoming small business owners, but the majority of those college kids do so only after several initial jobs and years spent building up the capital to make it happen. Yet there are some students who go for the gusto and find a way to start up their own business right […] … learn more→

In the past few days, I have lost count of the times I’ve heard politicians and others say that sexual comments, coercion or even acts of force were acceptable 15, 20 or 25 years ago, but the “goalposts have moved” and that times have changed. Sexual abuse has never been acceptable. But with many victims silenced, […] … learn more→

A funny thing happened the other day on my way to give a guest lecture. Invited by a fellow historian to speak at her university, I first met with a group of her students and colleagues for a lunchtime chat. It was a fine session: the students were engaging, the historians were engaged, and the […] … learn more→

The story of endemic institutional abuse – and pervasive cover ups masked as “ignorance” – is not new. It is embedded in institutions that have been established by the privileged and elite. Underpinning the success of these institutions is power and control: the desire either to acquire or maintain it. The Feudal dynamics are the […] … learn more→

In today’s fast-paced and technology driven environment, having a website for your business is absolutely essential. Whether you are just starting your start-up, or running an established business, not having a website, or having one that is poorly designed, can be a giant obstacle to growing your business. More often than not, companies have to […] … learn more→

Tucked away in the recently announced GOP tax bill is a small item you may have missed: a new tax on university endowments. As I have spent decades working in higher education, the proposal immediately piqued my interest. Colleges create endowments by raising funds from alumni, companies and other donors, invest the money in stocks, bonds and other […] … learn more→

As college students work their way through the university, they’re moving inch and inch closer to graduation and will soon enter the workplace. However, no matter how good a student can be in his academics and even if he excels to write my paper for me, his being great in school can’t guarantee work force […] … learn more→

There are many desirable qualities that startups have, and corporations have done their best to imitate them. Consider all the businesses that began as startups, and use lean startup approaches to growing: Google, Airbnb, Uber, and Amazon among them. The Harvard Business Review found that  82% of surveyed executives were attempting to incorporate startup habits into […] … learn more→