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In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, we spotlight Dr. Gladys West, a mathematician whose groundbreaking work laid the foundation for the Global Positioning System (GPS). Overcoming barriers, she charted a path for modern technology. Discover her inspiring story and contributions in this article: #Spruce #SpruceTech  #SpruceTechnology

😳 This talk is a wake-up call for anyone who cares about the future of young people. 💡Scott Galloway, a professor at NYU, argues that the government is failing its young people laying out evidence of a massive transfer of wealth from young to old, pointing to rising costs of education and housing, stagnant wages, and a rigged economic system that favors incumbents. He argues that this is leading to a decline in young people's mental and emotional well-being. Some of the key points Galloway makes: 🟠 The cost of college has skyrocketed, while wages have stagnated. This makes it harder for young people to achieve the financial security that previous generations enjoyed. 🟠 The housing market is rigged in favor of older generations who already own homes. This makes it difficult for young people to buy a home. 🟠 Social Security is a transfer of wealth from young to old. Galloway argues that it should be based on need, not age. 🟠 Social media is having a negative impact on young people's mental health. Galloway argues that we need to age-gate social media and break up big tech companies. Galloway concludes by arguing that we need to take action to address these problems. He proposes a number of solutions, including raising the minimum wage, making college more affordable, and investing in mental health care. 👀👇 youtu.be/qEJ4hkpQW8E?si

David Brooks has a nice reflection in the Atlantic about the progression of our lives from our focus on work and career and raising children to what comes next. He discusses programs at Harvard, Notre Dame, and Stanford for successful people making the transition to retirement and reflects on two parts of life, saying: <<To put it another way, a well-formed life is governed by two different logics. The first is the straightforward, utilitarian logic that guides us through our careers: Input leads to output; effort leads to reward; pursue self-interest; respond to incentives; think strategically; climb the ladder; impress the world. This is the logic that business schools teach you. But there is a second and deeper logic to life, gift logic, which guides us as we form important relationships, serve those around us, and cultivate our full humanity. This is a logic of contribution, not acquisition; surrender, not domination. It’s a moral logic, not an instrumental one, and it’s full of paradox: You have to give to receive. You have to lose yourself to find yourself. You have to surrender to something outside yourself to gain strength within yourself.>> https://lnkd.in/gaa8J6yq

"Children aren't born thinking they can't excel in STEM; it's an idea that builds over time." Our very own Nichole Austion, MBA shares invaluable insights on boosting diversity and success. Dive into the article for a transformative read: https://ow.ly/LSwM50QcxtG

The Disagree Better initiative is about "relearning how to disagree the right way, how to have debate, how to stay true to your principles, your core values, without demeaning and tearing apart the other side, and in so doing, actually find where there is common ground, where we can meet each other to solve problems." Check out the full article and other great pieces in "The Local Issue" of the Carnegie Reporter Summer edition: https://lnkd.in/e-yXZfcM https://lnkd.in/ey_46aWU Carnegie Corporation of New York #politicalpolarization

Dr. Raifu Durodoye Jr., Senior Research Associate at WestEd, dives into expanding measures of school quality and reframing (remixing) accountability systems in ways that can support all learners. As #BlackHistoryMonth winds down, the work to support racial equity continues. This Leading Voices episode shares valuable insights based on a multi-state, mixed-methods investigation that state leaders can use to better serve historically marginalized students: https://bit.ly/3pT8nnd

🎉 A big shoutout to Wealth Solutions Report and Editor-in-Chief Julius Buchanan for interviewing these esteemed leaders who share key opportunities to engage the next generation in Wealth Management. 📈 🌟 We're delighted to have our Founder, Maura Cunningham, featured alongside other industry leaders, Luke Winskowski, CFP® MBA, of 49 Financial, Kristine McManus, CRPC® of Commonwealth Financial Network, and Craig Pfeiffer of the Money Management Institute. 🌐 💫 Maura emphasizes the importance of early intervention in girls' math education to close the gender gap in finance. She explains how girls’ interest and performance in math often wane after elementary school, making high school a crucial time for targeted support. 🎯 📚 At Rock The Street, Wall Street, we bring the M in STEM to diverse high school girls, focusing on Investment & Financial fundamentals. We work with sponsoring firms and industry volunteers to provide real-world examples and corporate access, along with our Alumnae & Career Center https://lnkd.in/evU8A_CD. 🎓 💡 Here's an excerpt from Maura that we especially like: 📊 “Research underscores a critical challenge in recruiting female talent: women are notably underrepresented in majors such as finance and economics compared to men,” Maura said. “To address this gap, it’s imperative for the industry to bolster support for early intervention programs in girls’ mathematics education, both at the high school and college levels. Additionally, there’s the pressing need to enhance the industry’s presence and outreach to females during these formative years by actively engaging with school clubs, a strategy already underway by RTSWS.” 🚀 https://lnkd.in/eS2RxpD6

If you've ever wondered what YOU can do about equity at your program, committee, institution, or research unit, consider checking out BARC's Anti-Racist Rubric. This tool is adaptable and can be used piecemeal as needed to help groups thing about how they engage in (or not) in systematic racism within their environments. I highly recommend even as an individual reflection tool. The BARC participants continually push each other (and me) to question how and when I need to be doing more to intervene and question our systems. Read the blog post or visit their site directly to access the tool. https://lnkd.in/gX8CBHWN

We're all complicit in the greatest theft of potential in history. Please watch this TED Talk from Scott Galloway. https://lnkd.in/gZmSWvJG I've watched it five times. Yes, it starts with silly jokes, and yes, there's some strong language in it. But please listen to the message. Let it challenge some of your politics, predispositions, and actions. At the very least, let it be a perspective that drives you to action, one way or another. The transfer of wealth from young to old is unprecedented, immoral, and dangerous. Driven by our societal value of radical individualism, it is selfish and exploitative. Our freedoms depend on our collective action and a social fabric that values the humanity of every individual, yet we've devolved into a financial 'land grab' that foments anger and exacerbates a wealth gap that should be a siren call to us all. Debate the individual numbers in this presentation or in a hundred others, but don't deny that over the past 20 years, we've broken basic contracts about how society should work to advance our own interests. It comes as no surprise, then, that our youth feel so pessimistic about the future. I see it in my own kids. There's something tangibly different about Gen Z’s resignation. It doesn't seem like the same existential crises we had as kids. It goes deeper. It feels more visceral, with polarizing feeds and loud distractions drowning out attempts to build bridges between generations. In his talk, Scott points a laser right at some of the foundational issues shaping this experience. Universities becoming hedge funds, serving the top 10%, and leaving behind those with so much potential. Apprenticeship and trades are disappearing as the job market evolves away from the step-ladder to success that used to exist, and our most disadvantaged children are the most impacted. It gets worse. We are harming our children by entrapping them in a world where algorithms shape their self-perception, and we flippantly brush away the fissures developing in our youth, our politics, and our society. As if it’s okay to see so many harmful trends go ‘up and to the right’ and to just observe them and think that someone else should take care of these issues. But my wealth, opportunity, and comfort shouldn’t be sacrificed for anyone else, right? Despite all this, I remain optimistic. My faith is a bedrock for that. I’m on a journey to support, amplify, and change. I'm often asked why I've spent my entire career in education and why I am so compelled by what we do at Subject. This is it. There's nothing more important. My kids. Your kids. Gen Z, Generation Alpha, whatever comes next. I have to take action. I have to do something. Please join me. Share the video. Share your thoughts. Do it here, at home, in your community. Write letters or talk to people in power. Show them the charts. Demand change. And be relentless about it. Our kids deserve a chance. Let's fight for that.

Hey, YOU! Lean in. I need to tell you something. Achieving equity isn't the job of one or two people. Equity is FOR all and should be championed BY all! One of the things I hear most from people in the organizations and universities that I work with is this: "We want to learn more so we can be more aware." Or, "we have good intentions when it comes to equity." I get it! But my purpose is to move us from awareness to action & intention to impact. Unfortunately, inequity shows up everywhere: education, housing, the justice system, voting, etc. We must move beyond forums and conferences to have these conversations so it becomes part of our everyday conversations. We must talk about it so we can DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Join me TONIGHT at 8:00 PM EST for my LinkedIn Live series, "Everyday Equity." I'm so excited about tonight's conversation with my friend, Dr. Patricia Carver, CPA, PhD. We're going to talk about her equity story, why she made the move to education (she's a whole CPA), one way we can move the needle for equity in higher education and the AH-MAZING work she is doing on the campus of Bellarmine University in the Bellarmine University Rubel School of Business...EVERYDAY. Are you ready? Let's go! Now do me a HUGE favor. #Share #Tag #Like this post. And if you're in type, "Everyday Equity" below!