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Securing Humane Values At Yale, Bennett B. Gilbert
Securing Humane Values At Yale, Bennett B. Gilbert
University Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
For four days in the first week of November, the Yale administration closed the Schwarzman Center and the Good Life Center in the Schwarzman Center to celebrate Stephen Schwarzman and his donation to renovate the building he wanted named after himself. The Commons at the Schwarzman Center used to be called University Commons, a name that indicated its place at the center of Yale life as common ground. As he did in giving money for the renovation of the New York Public Library, when he insisted that his name be carved on its stone entrance beneath the names of the …
A Letter Writing Assignment For Leadership Development: Creating Stakeholder Connection For Policy Advocacy, Candace Bloomquist, Carly Speranza, Daneen Bergland, Kerry K. Fierke
A Letter Writing Assignment For Leadership Development: Creating Stakeholder Connection For Policy Advocacy, Candace Bloomquist, Carly Speranza, Daneen Bergland, Kerry K. Fierke
University Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
The purpose of this article is to share with leadership educators a writing exercise designed to provide doctoral students enrolled in an Administrative and Policy Leadership course an opportunity to gain experience with building collective will for policy advocacy on a social justice issue. This article describes the use of a letter writing assignment including the background and justification for using letter writing rather than other forms of writing across the curriculum, instructions for students to complete the assignment, and examples and ideas for grading and providing constructive and instructive feedback to leadership students. The article concludes with recommendations and …