By Olivia Allen On Saturday, May 2nd, SEI students, faculty and staff will travel to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to study microfinance and economic development in the Dominican Republic and Cuba. Leadership at Esperanza International, a microfinance institution and Grameen replicant will task students from Northeastern and Instituto Tecnológico de Read more…
by Emily Turner Many of you are just days from graduation in what could be the most terrifying and exciting week of your life. I remember it well, just over four years ago now, feeling like I was on the edge of possibility. The news relayed messages of how little Read more…
By Dennis Shaughnessy On April 23, the Social Enterprise Institute had the great pleasure of hosting John Wood, founder of Room to Read, and Nick Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize winners and authors of “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” for a panel discussion, moderated Read more…
By Katherine Woolley The 2014 Social Enterprise Conference sponsored by the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government marked the 15th anniversary of the conference’s tenure. At this juncture, the weekend assumed a reflective role in support of the theme: “Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Future.” Northeastern Read more…
ENTR 2206: Global Social Enterprise Formerly known as “Social Entrepreneurship” Designed to provide students with an in-depth exposure to entrepreneurship in the social sector, a rapidly growing segment of the global economy. Uses the case method to expose students to leading entrepreneurs who have developed and implemented business models to Read more…
By Olivia Allen On Wednesday, March 26, the Social Enterprise Institute hosted Rick Peyser, Director of Social Advocacy and Supply Chain Community Outreach for its monthly lecture series event to give a lecture titled “Behind the Bean: Brewing Change at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.” Peyser, who has worked for Green Read more…