In the early months of 1966, preparations were underway for a conference on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis. There, on Aug. 8, 47 men and women from academia, corporate America, the public sector and one charitable foundation …
USTA-Consortium partnership: Making tennis look like America
In its last study of tennis participation in 2014, the U.S. Tennis Association reported about 30 percent of players were underrepresented minorities. Among “frequent players,” the number rose to 32 percent, according to D.A. Abrams, chief diversity and inclusion …
Racism ‘a big problem’ in society; dealing with jerks; reading list for week ending Nov. 29
Sharing a share from Berkeley-Haas about CNN’s report on “race and reality in America.” Plus: A study about how “jerks” affect our day-to-day lives (and how to deal with them). A short reading list from a shortened holiday week.
…Consortium referrals: Thankful you’ve sent us so many names
What are we thankful for this Thanksgiving weekend? We’re thankful for nearly 40 Consortium referrals in the past 24 hours! Over the previous weekend, we launched a new page inviting anyone who could recommend a potential Consortium member to submit …
Look back: Sterling Schoen’s obituary from 1999
Sterling Schoen died 16 years ago. This obituary originally ran in the Washington University Record on Dec. 9, 1999. It is reprinted here with permission.
Sterling H. Schoen, Ph.D., professor emeritus of management for the John M. Olin School …