"Naked Economics," the 2002 primer by Wheelan, a senior lecturer and policy fellow, is listed in "The Wall Street Journal" as the best book on business by Burton Malkiel, author of the classic "A Random Walk Down Wall Street."

After the students of Public Policy 85: Global Policy Leadership completed ten weeks of study at Dartmouth and two weeks of field study in South Africa in fall of 2022, they completed a policy brief.

Each term, the Management Leadership Development Program (MLDP) provides students the opportunity to reflect on their leadership experience and build the skills to be more effective leaders.

Today our group met with education activist Kate Houston and former director of South Africa's Public Prosecuting Office Bulelani Ngucka. Otherwise, time was dedicated to memo writing and soaking in our last full day together.

A busy day filled with new sights, new animals, and new treasures.

We embarked on a tour of Robben Island, the prison in which Nelson Mandela spent 18 years. After a rough boat ride back to Cape Town, we enjoyed lunch and spent the rest of the day working on our memo.

Under the shadow of Table Mountain, PBPL 85 sought to understand how official reconciliation – and the ANC's moral compass – went wrong.

After a restful night in Pretoria working on the memo, PBPL85 visited the U.S. embassy and said goodbye to Johannesburg. Up next is our final destination: Cape Town.

Concluding our time in Johannesburg, the group set out to South Africa's executive capital, Pretoria. In our first of two days in Pretoria, the group met with Roelf Meyer and others, as well as the Department of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation.

Invigorated after our weekend at a bush lodge and yesterday's meetings across Johannesburg, the team of PBPL 85 students settled in for a...