Student Experience

In some circles large multinational corporations are the root of all evil. The means of modern capitalist production are the source of inequity, environmental destruction and splintered communities. Within these groups there it is the rare professionals who aims to correct the externalities of corporations not through picket signs or protests but through a focused …

Paul Herman’s story is robust; it builds upon a deep-seated calling that many of us here at Presidio Graduate School (PGS) share. In his words, that calling is “the desire to see that individuals get as fair a shake as institutions” and those values are reflected through his work at HIP Investor. In 2006 after …

In her grandfather’s hometown of Qarabagh, a farming community flanked by dusty deserts on one side and the Koh-e-Baba mountains of central Afghanistan on the other, Aseya Kakar (C21) met a woman who was suffering from lung cancer caused by the smoke from her cooking fires. “In our world, where we have so much technology …

 Without the luxury of a tentative toe dip, Hannah Greinetz (C19/PA5) found herself neck-deep in water policy this past summer. Working for Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), an influential network of business leaders who advocate for environmental policy change, Hannah was charged with setting E2’s short- and long-term priorities on California’s intractable water issues. The project timeline? …

Today was a lesson in the different types of women’s groups that are interested in working with Zawadisha and how their needs can vary greatly. After a morning spent conducting more interviews with the Upendo group we had the opportunity to join Jen and Cindy as they met with groups interested in working with Zawadisha. …

With the stunning backdrop of the Maasai Mara behind us, zebras, wildebeest and warthogs included, our group of nine Presidians broke into two teams. One team was going accomplish the task of storytelling so that people back home knew all about the amazing work Zawadisha was achieving in Kenya, while the other team was going …

We awoke to a beautiful sunrise and went for a refreshing walk/run from the Amali “team house” in Limuru (suburb of Nairobi). We passed children walking to school in their uniforms and exchanged enthusiastic calls of habari asubuhi (Swahili for good morning). The soft morning light on the hills of the surrounding tea plantations provided …

If you had Nils Moe (C3) and Carl Schneebeck (C7) for EMCA, you remember the starfish power pose. Imagine standing like you are about to start a jumping jack—arms and legs out in a way that makes you look like a starfish. It’s a way of getting ready for a challenge. This is the story …

International Sustainability Club arrives in Kenya The International Sustainability Club has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya. To help contextualize the new environment we are in and learn some African history, we started the day at the National Archives. It is the largest collection of African art on the continent and the largest collection documents in East …

In this world of competing priorities, particularly for professional women, Meghna Tare (C18) has it figured out. She is a mother of 6-year-old twin boys, the Director of Sustainability at the University of Texas, Arlington (UTA), a TEDx speaker, regular conference presenter, and an MBA candidate at Presidio Graduate School. How does she wear so …