Management in Practice
Perspective: The Federal Agency
What’s the role of the federal government in addressing the challenges facing Appalachian Ohio? Ray Daffner ’86 discusses the work of the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Portraits of Appalachian Ohio
Yale Insights commissioned photographer Erin Clark to document the people working to transform southeast Ohio. She talks about the experience.
Perspective: The Philanthropist
How can philanthropy contribute to regional economic development in Appalachian Ohio? Cara Brook explains the sector’s critical role in retaining wealth and enabling local initiatives.
Perspective: The Governor
Former Ohio governor Ted Strickland talks about the people, poverty, politics, and possibilities of Appalachian Ohio.
Perspective: The Small-Town Mayor
What can a town of 1,481 people in Appalachian coal country do in the face of long-term cyclical changes in global markets? Quite a lot, actually.
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?
