Came through during a vacation to walk the campus. Such a beautiful place to see. Lots of old…read morebuildings with lots of history. Found several gift shops and took home a Harvard shirt!

I've traveled from San Antonio, Texas to attend the National Institute for Urban School Leadership…read more It's been 6 days of nonstop enlightenment and inspiration from the College of Education's leading professors. I've heard presentations about immigration impact in education, data use, and much more as part of this educational journey. My goal is to reflect on my practices and create change in the world of education. This is as much an educational journey as a personal one.

Walker Memorial continues as ever, still in need of major renovation, and still a central campus…read morerefuge for various student groups. Meanwhile, on West Campus there is a brand new Linde Music Building, as well as the Theater Arts Building which opened earlier. And it is now possible for MIT students to major in Theater Arts; the Music major has been an option for decades.

MIT Building 50, The Walker Memorial, is a glorious multipurpose building that in recent years…read moreseems rather neglected when compared to many of the newer venues on Campus. One of the most beautiful spaces is Morss Hall, a Grand Ballroom, with sparkling terrazzo floors, elegant colonnade balconies and colorful murals. On the third floor is Walker Gym, a versatile athletic space that also serves as a dance rehearsal hall. Building 50 is also home to the Muddy Charles Pub, the W1MX Radio Society, and the LGBT Rainbow Lounge. The spacious Mens lounge in the basement is known for it's huge chalkboard above the urinals where thoughts, ideas, and other graffiti have been scrawled by generations of visitors. Though the dining facilities in Walker closed a few years ago, it's large kitchen is still used to prepare meals that are then served in other campus locations. Designed by architect William Welles Bosworth, Building 50 shares many of the same classical design elements he bestowed on the other MIT buildings in the "Old Campus". This building is also very solid! The Walker Memorial could easily be a five-star MIT building if it were simply put to better use. With such a great location and beautiful facilities, it could once again be a popular destination for dining, dancing and other social-entertainment activities that are presently lacking in the East Campus area.

2 star SAT review…read more the IB is to boston : the Phantom gourmet is to dining out. there you go, if you advertise in IB you are the best, if not, your not worth the ink its printed with. hey its free amusing and always worth picking up to read ezra article (maybe the 2 stars itself) and the sometimes witty improper personals. from time to time the articles are worth a read, but its either that or look at the twitching person father down the t car. i hate the cut out pictures& montages that look like the emerson's senior project.

A question for those who have been an owner or manager of a business: Do you ever have the fear…read morethat one of your employees will do something so stupid or act very rudely? And the sad thing thing is managers can't be everywhere at all times to watch out for the idiocy of their employees. I'll get to the point now. I love the magazine as it used to make my plans each week. Even Ezra made sense every now and then. I even sent a photo of me posing with an issue in Melbourne (Boston's sister city). It was a great publication to find out about events as well as new eating establishments and stomping grounds. So when a friend of mine from San Francisco was planning to open a sushi restaurant in Boston, I said I would looking to advertising rates at certain publications. I called up the Improper and spoke to the ad exec. I explained that the restaurant is still in the business plan phase and I am helping make a budget and Idon't know anything else. She kept asking for the owners' names plus chefs, investors. I told her I didn't know and reiterated that it is still in the planning phase. She then asks where is it going to be? What style of decor? Can I fax a menu to her? I politely explained that I didn't know while here tone was condescending, aggressive, and she used some profanity. At this point I hung up. Don't people realize that you get more bees with honey and vinegar? I think that there is a certain respect you have for people in general. But I feel bad for the management/owner of the Improper as one of the uncouth rogue employees acted idiotically. I don't see why she was so rude there was no point in it and I am less likely to give money to someone who is rude.

NUSL has a great co-op program (you have to do 4, 11 week long, internships in order to graduate)…read morebut the class selection is extremely limited and some of the faculty have passed their sell by date. Meanwhile the administration is a shit show and there has been a LOT of turnover in career services/the co-op office/the deans in the last few years. The lawbrary has been being re-constructed for like a year and a half, the circulation desk is now on the 3rd floor, and they laid off half the staff. Also, on average, the student body and the professors are SCARY liberal. I thought I was liberal before I came here, apparently I'm not. Radical social justice has no place in a professional responsibility class. This is pretty typical of the political attitude. I'm starting to wish I'd gone to Suffolk.

NUSL is an incredibly unique law school experience. Modern thinking, social justice, and innovation…read morerun rampant around Dockser Hall. The biggest pull to the school, besides the focus on public service and bleeding-heart law, is the co-op program. Unlike every other law student in the nation, NUSL students are offered four, eleven week internships in an unbelievable variety of areas. As a Northeastern U undergraduate alum, I can't tell you how vital the co-op program is for students figuring out what they want to do and getting experience in the field prior to graduation. NUSL has a great faculty, great facilities, and its in the heart of Boston. What more could you need?

I've worked with Amanda on several projects - I could not be happier with the results. She helped…read morewith every aspect from the content which was engaging and beautifully written, to selecting the perfect accompanying images to helping me distribute it. Amanda was incredibly responsive and went above and beyond giving guidance on promoting the content, integrating it with my social media and more. I am thrilled and could not recommend her highly enough.

Faced with the overwhelming task of completely re-thinking and re-writing my website, I hired…read moreAmanda to help. It's unusual when someone meets your expectations but Amanda totally exceeded them. She helped me understand how my website could deliver better results and then took on the task of developing, writing and editing text that would have taken me years to get to. She understood what I was looking for and delivered in the exact time she promised and somehow understood exactly what I was looking for even when I wasn't great at communicating my thoughts. Amanda then worked to develop concepts and executable plans for my advertising campaign. I can't say enough great things. Not only is Amanda smart, thoughtful and capable, she's a delight to work with....and no, I'm not related to her!

IDK but I feel to have received little for what I'd expected. Definitely would not recommend. Maybe…read moreI had wrong expectations but the improvement in my ability to hold a speech did not materialize.

Boston native Kit Pang is the Beatles before they became the BEATLES. Just like how the Beatles…read morefollowed fall Malcom Gladwell's 10,000 hour rule to master a skill, Kit has done 10,000 hours of speaking to truly master that skill. It is just a matter of time before some prime TV special or movie picks him. His workshops are great. His coaching on point. And he has experience with solopreneurs, Fortune 500 companies and the everyday Jane. Highly recommend Kit.

My son is in first grade at Cohen Hillel and I cannot say enough about the school. The secular…read moreeducation is top notch, including a constantly updated reading and math curriculum, coding, science, robotics, and more. The children get all of that plus much attention paid to how to be a good person and a responsible member of the community. Then add Hebrew and Jewish studies (my first grader can read Hebrew already)! As a family, we have so greatly benefited from the 1:1 attention from the teachers and the community of other families of which we are now a part. We are thrilled!

I went to the Genard Method for a two day intensive speech coach training session with Dr. Gary…read moreGenard. It was money well spent. The entire two days were tailored to my unique training needs and Dr. Genard gave practical advice and instruction on how to improve my public speaking, presentation skills, and audience engagement. I took much more away from the experience than I was expecting. I really liked the fact that 1:1 instruction is offered as a learning format. This led to a more meaningful and productive learning experience. I would recommend Dr. Genard's program to anyone who would like to become a better public speaker.