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Management in Practice

  • Can Technology Transform the Nonprofit Sector?

    Nonprofits compete too. Could technology offer a means to improve performance, innovate, and deliver on mission?

  • Can Personal Values Survive a Politically Extreme Era?

    Political polarization is growing and long-established norms that used to serve as landmarks are fading. Experts discuss navigating the challenges of working in and engaging with an administration that has torn up the playbook.

  • Can Government Be Run Like a Business?

    The tools of business can help the public sector be more efficient and effective. But it’s not always an easy sell. Jesse Samberg ’87, discusses navigating challenges and opportunities.

  • Can Legal Cannabis Drive Racial and Economic Justice?

    Ebele Ifedigbo ’16, co-founder of The Hood Incubator, discusses how the legal cannabis industry can be a tool for repairing damage done to communities of color by the war on drugs.

  • What’s the Value of Higher Education?

    Have political and fiscal debates about higher education lost sight of the value of education for individuals and society?

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  • What Will It Take to Fix Public Education?

    Are we making progress toward a better and more equitable education system? Yale Insights talked with former secretary of education John King, now president and CEO of the Education Trust.

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  • Can We Eliminate Maternal Mortality?

    The number of women who die during childbirth is on the decline, but some regions face significant hurdles in making childbirth safer. Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet ’03, executive director of Merck for Mothers, discusses the state of maternal health.

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  • How Does an Idea Become a Startup?

    Serial entrepreneur Brad Hargreaves YC ’08 talked with Yale SOM’s Jennifer McFadden ’08 about how to turn a hunch into a business opportunity.

  • What Does Entrepreneurship Look Like in an African Context? 

    Doing business in a developing country isn’t the same as in an advanced economy. Get creative about data and be resilient, advises Hakeem Belo-Osagie.

  • Do We Need to Think Big about Health and Well-Being?

    In an online conversation, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy ’03, the 19th surgeon general of the United States, discussed improving public health by addressing its lifestyle, environmental, and societal components.