Category Archives: education

Of inclusion and prosperity in a global community

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Bennett Minton

Last week I attended commencement exercises at a prestigious university in the nation’s most diverse and creative city. The standard of living between rich and poor is nowhere greater than in New York, and the opportunities for graduates of Columbia … Continue reading →

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Belief as limitation, on campus and off

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Bennett Minton

When I am not thinking about the next blog, I staff workshops that support people in discovering that all of their experience is narrowed by their beliefs. The simplest example of this phenomena is that a little while ago, we … Continue reading →

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American exceptionalism and the context of fear

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Bennett Minton

Headlines roar over Rudy Giuliani’s latest personal shot against the president for being unpatriotic and an Oklahoma legislator’s bill to bar high school students from taking AP history. Both actions and reactions concern our image of America. Giuliani gets attention … Continue reading →

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