Preparing the Next Generation of Professors of Environmental Studies
In a recent article, Benjamin Cashore and Stephen Bernstein argue that doctoral programs in environmental schools,...
The Consensus Building Approach
Fri, 11/16/2018
Anticipatory Governance: Do You Know What That Is?
I finally found the right phrase to describe what city planning is, and what city planners do. Planners provide ideas,...
Wed, 05/23/2018
Planners are No Long Generalists with a Specialty
There’s recent discussion in urban planning journals about the way professional city planners should be educated today. Almost fifty years ago,...
Fri, 01/12/2018
Three Surprising Leadership Skills
MIT is looking ahead, trying to figure out what skills the next generation of scientists, engineers, applied social scientists, designers...
Mon, 12/04/2017
Do colleges and universities in America do more harm than good? Of course not!
I was shocked to learn that a substantial portion of American adults believe that...
Tue, 11/14/2017
Universities are underinvesting in efforts to improve the quality of teaching
My friend and colleagues, Michael O’Hare (a Professor at UC-Berkeley), points out in a recent paper entitled...
Mon, 09/18/2017
Consensus Building in the Age of Trump
What’s it like in The Age of Trump?
What’s special about the Age of Trump? I would point to two things. First, our political leaders (not...
Mon, 08/14/2017
Big Data, Urban Science and the Search for New Ways of Improving Life in the City
Imagine you had all the data you could possibly want about a city. I’m talking about real...
Thu, 07/06/2017
Contemplating the need for more peacebuilders
Peacebuilders are trained professionals who deal with conflict inside organizations and between individuals, groups, and...
Sun, 05/28/2017
We Need Science Diplomacy!
My colleague, Professor Paul Berkman, has launched a Science Diplomacy Center at Tufts University. This is a campus-wide initiative coordinated...
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