Google Tech Talk October 20, 2009 ABSTRACT Presented by Maggie Johnson, Google Director of Education and University Relations, at the NSF Computer Science Ed...
On the eve of Rio+20, OECD calls for greening growth to improve the economy, protect the environment, and reduce...
On the eve of Rio+20, OECD calls for greening growth to improve the economy, protect the environment, and reduce global inequality. For more info visit: www.oecd.org/rio+20
The "Life Lessons” videos (2015) form part of a comprehensive APF training package to support national human rights...
The "Life Lessons” videos (2015) form part of a comprehensive APF training package to support national human rights institutions in their vital work to empow...
Robert J.S. "Bob" Ross is Research Professor of Sociology and the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise in...
Robert J.S. "Bob" Ross is Research Professor of Sociology and the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise in Clark University. The son of a teacher and a garment worker and the grandson of garment workers, Ross has cared deeply about workers and their conditions and has been learning and teaching about these matters since 1994. He is Vice-President of the Sweatfree Purchasing consortium, an organization of nineteen cities and states which are working to remove sweatshop labor from the supply chains of their public purchasing of uniforms. The author of Slaves to Fashion: Poverty and Abuse in the New Sweatshops, Ross has written extensively on the global apparel industry and labor conditions and workers’ rights in it. His writings on these and other issues have appeared in variety of professional and journalistic sources.
What barriers prevent the poor from reaching the middle class? Bloomberg View columnist Megan McArdle makes the...
What barriers prevent the poor from reaching the middle class? Bloomberg View columnist Megan McArdle makes the surprising suggestion in her AEI Vision Talk,...
The Extractive Industries Knowledge Hub, established in 2010 by the Natural Resource Governance Institute and...
The Extractive Industries Knowledge Hub, established in 2010 by the Natural Resource Governance Institute and Azerbaijan-based Khazar University, aims to hel...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. While today's major...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. While today's major religions have largely remained unchanged for t...
edX's mission is to educate the world and revolutionize the way people learn. We are building a global community of...
edX's mission is to educate the world and revolutionize the way people learn. We are building a global community of learners, and community colleges are an i...
UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova answers crowdsourced questions for the Global Education and Skills Forum, 2014....
UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova answers crowdsourced questions for the Global Education and Skills Forum, 2014. Don't miss new Big Think videos! Subscri...
