Alphabet, formerly Google, has been working on a project for some time that holds great promise for people in rural or remote areas in the Global South. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has described this project as one that offers great hope for breaking the cycle of poverty for Read more…
by Leah Bury With the holidays fast approaching, this time of year is perhaps the time most centered around consumer purchases. Many of us are making lists of people we need to buy gifts for, and putting careful thought into just what each person would like. But what if we Read more…
by Katie Powers Bakers On A Mission On Monday, December 4th, students had the privilege of hearing from Greyston Bakery’s VP of Human Capital, Alan Gaynor, as part of the SEI Speaker Series. Alan is classically trained in human resources and has worked for major corporations like American Express and Read more…
by Ally Agoglia As Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab at the Olympics, highlighted during her talk at Northeastern, finding sports that allow for modest dress can be tumultuous challenge for Muslim girls. For Ibtihaj, she eventually found fencing to be the rigorous sport that Read more…
by Professor Dennis Shaughnessy Kapor Capital based in Oakland, CA represents a new kind of venture capital firm, and one that we think is very much needed to address the problems of economic inequality in the US. Kapor’s mission is to invest in technology driven seed stage companies that solve Read more…
by Professor Dennis Shaughnessy For many years I’ve taught microfinance and financial inclusion services as part of our social enterprise program. We’ve always admired the work of Grameen Bank to make credit accessible and affordable for poor women without collateral. More recently, the use of cell phone services to transfer Read more…