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Call to Action

Faced with deep social injustice, some hear a clarion call to action. Alioune Sidi Mzeirigue 鈥22G, a self-described member of the Hratine former slave community in the Sahel region of Africa, nurtures a fiery passion to fight against the trampling of human rights. A native of Mauritania, Mzeirigue is among the inheritors of descent-based discrimination stemming from a traditional caste system and intergenerational slavery, a community locked into a cycle of poor education and limited opportunities beyond farming.

Poteet 鈥96 Preparing to Pilot Historic Space Mission

Lt. Col. Scott 鈥淜idd鈥 Poteet 鈥96, retired from the U.S. Air Force,听has patrolled the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, flown combat missions over Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq, and even soared with the Thunderbirds, the Air Force鈥檚 elite precision team. As the pilot for SpaceX鈥檚 Polaris Dawn mission, he will head closer to the moon than anyone has been since NASA鈥檚 Apollo missions of the 1970鈥檚.

Citizen of the World

鈥淚 live my life according to my personal values. My choices will never bring me great wealth or power but I am happy to be living my vocation.鈥

Those are the words of Jolan Rivera, who has been teaching at the 91制片厂 Carsey School of Public Policy since the community development program began in 2011 and currently serves as its program director. After exploring options in chemistry and engineering, he graduated from the University of the Philippines College Baguio with a Bachelor of Arts in social sciences with a double major in economics and psychology, and joined their faculty to teach western economic theory.

Paul College Course Analyzes Financial Scandals and Innovations

In finance, few scandals loom as large as the infamous Bernie Madoff $65 billion Ponzi scheme. It makes the perfect topic for students in a 91制片厂 class focused on financial scandals, unheavals and crises.听

The course delves into the psychological and social factors that lead to financial scandals, providing students with a historical perspective on finance, covering both disruptions and innovations in the field. 听