Cornell’s Johnson School Launches Emerging Markets Fellows Program
December 15th, 2011
With China predicted to become the worlds largest economy by 2040, and nearly 50% of global economic output produced in the developing and emerging world, business schools must prepare students for the challenges of working in these regions if they hope to compete in the 21st century.
To address the needs of students looking to build expertise in this area, Cornell Universitys Johnson School has launched a new Emerging Markets Fellows program. Students will increase their ability to navigate through significant degrees of uncertainty; be exposed to business issues created by rapid growth; and will face highly complex problems within fast changing environments. The course work, projects, and international study trips are all designed to help build the necessary capabilities to succeed in developing economies.
“I am very enthused to have been selected for this prestigious program,” says Johnson first-year student, Lev Perelman, MBA ’13. “I know this will greatly enhance my career prospects, as emerging markets experience is in high demand. Having grown up in Estonia and worked as a consultant in Germany prior to my studies, I recognize the critical impact which emerging markets are having on the global economy.”
Amity Weiss, MBA ’13, who completed her undergraduate degree at Princeton and worked in Africa prior to enrollment at Johnson, notes that “Companies are seeking MBAs who understand the complexities of doing business in these rapidly evolving environments and how to effectively lead and interact with different cultures. This program will prepare me well to encourage private sector development in Africa.”
The Emerging Markets Institute at Johnson has selected 16 candidates as the first Emerging Markets Fellows, who plan to graduate in 2013. The next cohort will be selected in the fall of 2012.
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DC Agency: Single-Sex Dorms at Catholic U Don’t Violate Law
December 12th, 2011
The District of Columbia Office of Human Rights has held that John Garvey, president of Catholic University of America did not violate a District law banning sex discrimination by returning the institution he leads to single-sex dormitories. As I mentioned in a summer blog post, George Washington University law professor John Banzhaf filed a charge of discrimination against President Garvey.
The DC agency observed that laws banning discrimination on the basis of sex do not categorically forbid all sex-based distinctions. The DC Human Rights Act, the law under which Prof. Banzhaf sued, prohibits only those policies that are motivated by an invidious purpose, not policies that make distinctions between the sexes for benign purposes. Along the same lines, the agency stated that a policy that makes distinctions between men and women is valid so long as the policy is not motivated by discriminatory animus.
I must confess that I am slightly amused by the agencys use of this line of reasoning. When public universities accuse religious student groups of discriminating on the basis of religion by requiring their officers and leaders to share the groups religious commitments, my ADF colleagues and I typically first argue that what the religious group is doing is simply not discrimination which I would define as the invidious reliance upon irrelevant characteristics. When the schools Chess Club says no Hindus, thats discrimination; but when the schools Jewish Students Association says our leaders must be Jewish, its not. Despite the power of this common sense argument, it almost invariably fails when made by religious student groups at public universities. Thats why Im amused (and heartened) that the DC agency accepted a conceptually identical argument.
In any event, props to the DC Office of Human Rights for getting this one right and respecting religious freedom in the process.
Tags: Catholic U, Law
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Health Care Law Yields More Grants for School-Based Health Centers
December 9th, 2011
More school-based health clinics will be upgraded, expanded, or built from scratch—at least one will move out of a janitor’s closet—that will also add enough capacity eventually to serve about 53,000 additional students across the country, thanks to a fresh infusion of federal cash.
The $14 million in grants awarded to 45 sites by the Health Resources and Services Administration today are in addition to $95 million awarded to 278 centers in July. The money can be used only for improvements to facilities and equipment, not to hire staff. The grants come from money set aside in the federal Affordable Care Act passed last year.
Supporters of clinics at schools say the services they provide reach students, and in some cases families, who are uninsured or underinsured or who have chronic conditions including asthma and diabetes. They provide preventive care and can work on issues including obesity and bullying, said Mary Wakefield, HRSA’s administrator, during a call with reporters today.
The second round of winners includes the city of Portland, Maine, which will get $198,000 to turn a clinic at a school now housed in a custodial closet into a space that will have two exam rooms and include room for dental care and mental health services, Ms. Wakefield said. Some school districts received awards to expand or build health care centers, but most grants were for health care providers.
Altogether, the grants awarded this year will provide access to care to about a half-million additional students.
Joy Grady, executive director of the Wilmington Health Access for Teens, in North Carolina, said the $382,275 grant awarded to her agency will be used to buy new equipment. The agency has three locations that provide physicals, nutritional counseling, care for colds and flu, pregnancy tests, and sex education, among other services.
But it is still using some of the equipment it has had since it was created in 1997.
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Gilman’s Ryan Ripken commits to South Carolina
December 8th, 2011
Ryan Ripken, a senior at Gilman and the son of Orioles Hall of Fame shortstop Cal Ripken, has committed to South Carolina to play baseball.
Ripken, 6 feet 6, is one of four Greyhounds who will sign letters of intent Monday at a special ceremony at the Gilman Athletic Center.
“He’s been terrific for us and it’s a wonderful opportunity for him and I’m sure he’ll make the most of it,” said Gilman coach Larry Sheets. “He had a few choice, quality schools who pursued him. Who wouldn’t want to go to school of the caliber of South Carolina?”
Ripken plays first base and pitches. He is a three-year starter who batted .353 as a junior. According to South Carolina fan site The Big Spur, Ripken chose the Gamecocks over Coastal Carolina, Maryland and Wake Forest.
“It’s great news for Ryan,” said Gilman athletic director Tim Holley, who coached Ripken his freshman year before hiring Sheets. “He’s a solid Division I baseball player, who may go beyond that. South Carolina is a great place for him. They’ll benefit from his presence and he’s a hard worker who is going to get bigger and stronger. His physical maturity is still developing and I think his best years are ahead of him.
“I think he’s going to be a much more imposing athlete at 21 and 22.”
Also signing Monday from Gilman’s baseball team are Brandon Casas (Maryland), Thomas O’Neill (Yale) and Seve Llanio (Delaware).
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Thomas Aquinas College gets grant
December 7th, 2011
Thomas Aquinas College has received a $200,000 grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
The grant will be used for financial aid at the private Catholic college, which is in Santa Paula.
The Hilton Foundation has given nearly $1 million to Thomas Aquinas over the past 20 years. This year’s gift is the foundation’s largest to the college.
Thomas Aquinas has been recognized for its financial aid program in rankings published in U.S. News & World Report and the Princeton Review.
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