On Monday, January 25, 2021, Kimberly Juanita Brown, Matthew Delmont, Deborah Karyn King, and Eng-Beng Lim discussed their research interests, their methodologies for understanding race in their research, and other topics with moderator Sonu Bedi.
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The Winter Retreat was held on Friday evening, reuniting the Synchronous and Asynchronous cohorts together for the first time since the Fall Retreat. A Dartmouth Class of 2010 alumna was the speaker for the event, Ms. Jessica Guthrie. The Senior Managing Director of Teacher Leadership Development at Teach For America Dallas-Fort Worth, Ms. Guthrie has vast experience aiding the leadership development of young adults. As a former TFA teacher in Dallas herself, Ms. Guthrie also has experience working as a young professional with a multi-generational team.
[more]The second session of winter term was led by Alison Fragale ’97, a doctor in Organizational Behavior. Prior to the session, Dr. Fragale tasked the Fellows with reading the classic Harvard Business Review article “Management Time: Who’s Got the Monkey?” by William Oncken Jr. and Donald L. Wass. The article uses an extended metaphor of monkeys to encourage managers to be mindful of taking on unnecessary extra work from their subordinates. In line with this idea, Dr. Fragale began the session by gauging the likelihood of Fellows taking on extra “monkeys” in their work.
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Rocky alum Soham Basu '20 and Rockefeller Leadership Fellow Ameena Razzaque '21 Win Pickering Fellowships, an award is designed to prepare college graduates for the U.S. foreign service.
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On Thursday, January 21st, 2021, Matthew Dickinson and Linda Fowler explored the state of American political institutions at the outset of Joe Biden’s presidency.
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