Reflections on Life as an International Graduate Student
April 29th 2011, I was up at 5.30am brewing a pot of tea and hoping that the BBC live stream of Prince William marrying his university sweetheart Catherine Middleton would work on my computer in the US. This wedding was particularly dear to my heart. I had come to the US to be with my St Andrews … Continue reading
A Box That Gave Rise to Globalization
NYT | Keith Tantlinger, Builder of Cargo Container, Dies at 92 Nearly six decades ago, Keith W. Tantlinger built a box — or, more accurately, the corners of a box. It was a seemingly small invention, but a vital one: it set in motion a chain of events that changed the way people buy and … Continue reading
Conversation with an International Student #1: Mumbai, India
Investing in American Education So I had this conversation with a friend of mine, an international student from Mumbai. He wasn’t too keen on speaking for the vast majority of Indian students at Baruch, so I’ve changed his name here. IndianStudent01: Here’s the problem I see with the international students: they have no stake. Jeremy: … Continue reading
“Our Brand is Crisis”
“¡Si se puede!” Yes, you can! In the most crucial election at the time, Bolivia was suffering another decade of poverty, high unemployment, and corruption. This documentary, “Our Brand is Crisis”, returns to the country’s most crucial election and demonstrates how the marketing of a political campaign caused the country to suffer a severe … Continue reading
The Graduate Baruchian 