The conflict in Syria has forced nearly four million people to flee their homes. From a comfortable office in DC, it’s difficult to imagine what it’s like to have to leave everything behind. As part of our work with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, KRC Research partner Anita Sharma and I had the opportunity to […]
Month: March 2015
Starbucks, Race and the Culture of Criticism
We live in a culture of criticism so it’s to be expected that Howard Schultz is facing a crescendo of complaint for his decision to have Starbucks’ baristas spice up their customers’ lattes with a discussion on race relations in America. Like Starbucks coffee, the foaming at the mouth comes in all shapes and sizes: […]
Getting the Most Out of SXSWedu
After months of anticipation and marketing emails, SXSWedu – a component of the South by Southwest family of conferences focused on promoting creativity and social change in the field of education – is right around the corner. It’s time to dust off your cowboy boots and connect with edu-friends and colleagues from across the country. […]
The Op-Ed Takes Some Sharp New Directions
In 1921, Herbert Bayard Swope, the editor of The New York Evening World, created the first-ever page in a newspaper that would be devoted strictly to opinions. Previously that page, appearing opposite editorials, ran book reviews, updates on high society and, yes, obituaries. “It occurred to me that nothing is more interesting than opinion when […]