Rev. Dr. Lakeesha Walrond Appointed as First Female President of New York Theological Seminary New York, N.Y. New York Theological Seminary’s (N.Y.T.S.) Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Rev. Dr. LaKeesha Walrond as its new president. Dr. Walrond brings more than two decades of leadership in academia and ministry that will help shape new and […]
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7 Growth Strategies Sure to Spur Fresh Success
Growth. All businesses and professionals should desire it and most certainly need it. But achieving and sustaining growth in today’s uber-complex environment—whether corporate, entrepreneurial or personal career growth—takes multifaceted vision, ingenuity and agility. Indeed, a lack of growth in business speaks volumes. It says a business or individual hasn’t fruitfully evolved in its own lifecycle […]
Highlighted Speech: Pres. Obama Awarded for Ethics, Rebukes Trump
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. President Barack Obama returned to politics at last on Friday, delivering a speech to preview his midterm election message and rebuke President Trump. He said: It is good to be home. It’s good to see corn. (Laughter.) Beans. I was trying to explain to somebody as we were flying in, that’s corn. That’s […]
A Journey to Jakarta with J. Luce Foundation Young Global Leaders
Jakarta, Indonesia. In life, we have many long, treacherous journeys that we must complete. The flight to Jakarta was one of them for me. After an entire day spent on planes, we had finally reached Indonesia at midnight Wednesday, August 8 for the J. Luce Leadership Experience 2018. As a Breaking Walls Ambassador, this was an exciting experience […]
5 Reasons Sleep is Key for Success
Sleep. All people need it, most crave it, but throngs of individuals do not get the kind of restorative and rehabilitative sleep required to optimize mental clarity, focus, ideation, awareness, productivity and overall performance. The CDC actually declared “insufficient sleep” an “important public health concern.” Enter Alvaro Vaselli, founder and CEO of Nuvanna—a sleep science […]
Hillary Clinton Punches Big Hole in America’s ‘Glass Ceiling’
Washington, D.C. By clinching the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton has joined a prestigious club of women who have made history in their search for political power in America. Hillary Clinton. Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr. “The only thread that connects them is their willingness to go against the grain because they did. I mean, […]
Ban Tells Youth, ‘You Have Unlimited Power,’ Supporting U.N. 2030 Agenda
New York, N.Y. On first day of the sixty-sixth United Nations Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organizations Conference in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged youth to continue to raise their voices in pushing governments to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Youth attending the sixty-sixth UN DPI/NGO Conference in Gyeongju, Republic of […]
U.S. Celebrates Contribution of Ten Young Global Leaders
Washington, D.C. Ten remarkable young people from around the world will be recognized on Wednesday by the State Department for their efforts to create constructive social change at the inaugural Global Emerging Young Leaders Award. The 2016 honorees include a Palestinian student who started a debate club to promote peaceful exchange of opinions; a woman from […]
