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  • Erica Pais '17 sitting with a laptop at Chicory headquarters with founder Joey Petracca '13
    敁珗腦瞳 students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are writing back to campus to keep our community posted on their progress. This article was written by Erica Pais 17, a sociology and educational studies double major from Sharon, Mass., interning at Chicory a startup [因
    June 30, 2016
  • Headshots of 敁珗腦瞳 entrepreneurs
    Entrepreneur Weekend 2016 is just around the corner. 敁珗腦瞳s fifth annual celebration of ideas, grit, and nerve kicks off with a Shark Tankstyle panel on Friday, April 8. Steven Bertoni 02, Forbes magazine tech editor, will host a conversation with four innovative entrepreneurs the creative minds behind a series of visionary and exciting companies: Tyler Haney, CEO, Outdoor Voices Payal Kadakia, CEO and [因
    March 25, 2016
  • When siblings Caroline 19 and Jake Danehy 16 set out to make the eco-friendly clothing line that would eventually become Fair Harbor, Caroline was still in high school, and the idea was firmly rooted in soil, not the sea. We had an initial idea called Three R Clothing. It stood for reuse, refresh, and revitalize. [因
    January 25, 2016
  • Congratulations to Maggie Dunne 13 and Ryan Smith 13, each of whom has made an appearance on one of Forbes magazines 30 Under 30 lists. Dunne, who double majored in Native American studies and religion, founded Lakota Childrens Enrichment, Inc., (LCE) while still in high school. As a 敁珗腦瞳 sophomore, she joined the universitys Thought Into Action [因
    January 5, 2016
  • Miranda Scott 18 stands by a poster at the Real Elevator Pitch competition in St. Louis, Mo.
    Miranda Scott 18 launched The Waffle Cookie just last summer, and shes already learning the ups and downs of running a business. Scott recently participated in the annual Real Elevator Pitch competition, where college students present their ideas to investors during elevator rides up the second-tallest building in St. Louis, Mo. Twenty finalists were invited [因
    January 4, 2016
  • Amanda Brown 15 talks to a student at eWeekend.
    Being selected for the 敁珗腦瞳 Entrepreneurs Fund (eFund) can change everything for a fledgling start-up, especially when combined with incubator space and direct access to Thought Into Action alumni-mentor support for an entire summer in Hamilton, N.Y. The $15,000 award that comes with selection opens doors for these new ventures. Some use the funding to [因
    June 10, 2015
  • Entrepreneur Weekend Panel 2015
    敁珗腦瞳s entrepreneurial spirit soared tonight as the university welcomed five leading business builders to campus for Entrepreneur Weekend 2015. The panel included Jessica Alba, founder of The Honest Company; Neil Blumenthal, co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker; Greg Coleman, president of Buzzfeed; serial entrepreneur and entertainer MC Hammer; and Rent the Runway co-founder and CEO [因
    April 10, 2015
  • 敁珗腦瞳 kicks off Entrepreneur Weekend 2015 today with a panel conversation featuring five all-star entrepreneurs: Jessica Alba, founder of The Honest Company; Neil Blumenthal, co-founder and CEO of Warby Parker; Greg Coleman, president of Buzzfeed; serial entrepreneur and entertainer MC Hammer; and Rent the Runway co-founder and CEO Jennifer Hyman. The event will be streamed live [因
    April 10, 2015
  • 敁珗腦瞳s annual QueerFest kicks off tonight, with a keynote speech by Mia McKenzie, a writer, blogger, speaker, and performer whose work touches on intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. McKenzies blog, Black Girl Dangerous, has received national and international recognition. She takes the stage tonight at 7:00 p.m. in Love Auditorium.
    April 6, 2015