This week's RLF session was headlined by three young alumni who discussed their views and perspectives on leadership having worked for a few years after Dartmouth. The lessons focused on how to build the skills necessary to become a leader, how to reflect on one's own experiences and leadership styles, and how to lead in organizations even when you're a new employee.
[more]To quote Hendrik Hertzberg, “Suddenly, everyone agrees that our government is ‘dysfunctional.’ But nobody agrees on who or what is to blame. Tea Party Republicans? ‘Both sides’? Partisanship itself? Or maybe it goes deeper. Maybe the fault is not in ourselves but in our constitution, the very foundation of our government and how we make decisions as a nation.”
[more]On Thursday, November 7, 2013, John Landrigan, Associate Director of Foundation Relations at Dartmouth College, visited Professor Ron Shaiko's PBPL 45: Introduction to Public Policy Research class.
[more]RLF had the honor this week of welcoming Mr. Curt Welling '71, chair of the Rockefeller Center Board of Visitors and CEO of disaster relief nonprofit AmeriCares. His presentation provided meaningful insights into how we can better understand ourselves and perceive the world around us. His session focused on a concept coined by Eli Pariser's Ted Talk “Filter Bubbles.”
[more]As part of MLDP, we encourage student participants to attend other Rockefeller Center programs in order to enrich their Dartmouth experience. Read two student accounts of a Rockefeller Center program, and for more information about MLDP, click here.
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