Management in Practice
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?
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.
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.
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.
Who Will Pay for the Free Press?
Print isn’t dead yet, but the old model for how to deliver the news might be. Yale Insights talked with New York Times columnist David Leonhardt.
