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Drew white first knew he wanted to go into the world of finance when he was a college student at the University of Virginia. “I wasn’t sure if I wanted to be a banker, a trader, a salesperson, or a researcher,†the 27-year-old recalls. “I just knew this was an environment where the best and brightest could show their stuff.â€
The hills of New Hampshire are perhaps the last place one would expect a minority-focused business education program, yet two can be found on the campus of Dartmouth College in Hanover.
The pinch of tuition has some students balking at the idea of a traditional four-year undergraduate degree program. A handful of colleges and universities are responding by implementing three-year programs to help students cut costs. But how much do students really benefit when they shave a year off of college?
In the late 1960s, a colleague approached Don Jackson who was then an advertising sales manager for WVON, Chicago’s No. 1 black-oriented radio station, inviting him to work on the development of a new television show. The concept was an African American dance show and the creator was an aspiring disc jockey named Don Cornelius. After evaluating the concept, Jackson said: “Man, there is no way in hell a show called Soul Train will ever make it. Thank you, but no thank you.â€
Life Happens and so does death. Although most of us would prefer not to dwell on the second part of that equation, preparing for an untimely death and protecting those who depend on your livelihood is one of the most important financial decisions you can make.
