Category Archives: Personal

Why my alumni giving goes to Howard University, a school I never went to

I made my alumni giving contributions today – to my high school, college, and MBA program, and also to the Howard University Gift a Senior campaign. Financial need is the #1 barrier to receiving a #HowardU degree. Help our seniors finish … Continue reading

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Goodbye to Amplify Public Affairs, and why I believe in documentation

My goodbye-to-Amplify post is up now – I’m excited to be headed back to school but sad to be leaving great colleagues and projects. In the post I included the video from a more public goodbye, my talk at Debbie … Continue reading

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In Defense of Paul the Octopus, Prognosticator

In cephalopod solidarity, I protest the idea that the German octopus which predicted the results of all their World Cup matches, including their loss to Spain, should be cooked and eaten. I’m not sure why its keepers decided to ask … Continue reading

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Japan/China trip photos on Flickr (finally)

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