FEB 9, 2011 • News
Winners of the 2010 International Student/Teacher Essay Contest, "Making a Difference"
Carnegie Council announces the results of its 2010 International Student/Teacher Essay Competition, "Making a Difference." There were five winners, one each from Canada, Trinidad & Tobago, ...
FEB 9, 2011 • Article
2nd Prize, Teacher Category, "Making a Difference" Essay Contest, 2010
Professor Jacob Park and student Ashley Staron of Green Mountain College, Vermont, declare that to mainstream sustainability in higher educational institutions, the U.S. needs ...
FEB 9, 2011 • Article
1st Prize, Teacher Category, "Making a Difference" Essay Contest, 2010
By forming an environmental club in Marymount College, Agbor, Nigeria, Anthony Itodo Samuel intends to address the challenges of environmental sustainability: a lack of awareness ...
FEB 9, 2011 • Article
2nd Prize, Post Secondary Education Category, "Making a Difference" Essay Contest, 2010
To have a meaningful impact, Lisa Blake proposes that McGill University focuses on developing two programs--one focused towards the overall McGill and Montreal community, and ...
FEB 9, 2011 • Article
Ist Prize, Post Secondary Education Category, "Making a Difference" Essay Contest, 2010
Phaedra Jaggernauth, University of Trinidad and Tobago, gives a detailed blueprint on how to transform her school, from installing solar panels and reducing energy needs, ...
FEB 9, 2011 • Article
First Prize High School Category, "Making a Difference" Essay Contest, 2010
Jacqueline Dufalla's inventive and practical proposals for raising student awareness at her school include field trips, an annual "Day without Power," an environmental elective class, ...
FEB 7, 2011 • Podcast
Just Business: Susan Davis on Business Solutions to Fight Poverty
"Although there is no magic bullet, social entrepreneurship unlocks everybody's ability to be a change maker and to participate in the solutions to their own ...
FEB 4, 2011 • Podcast
Ethics in Business: Interview with Karl Hofmann on Private Sector Tools in Promoting Global Health
"We strongly believe that markets can be made to work for the poor in ways that far surpass the ability of the public sector and ...