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Next Generation of Blacks On Wall Street

Representation of African-Americans and Hispanics in the investment banking community remains miniscule at about 1-2%. This is a very tough business for minorities to break into, notes James Reynolds Jr., CEO...

Being a Boomerang Kid Isn’t a Form of Failure

Being a Boomerang Kid Isn’t a Form of Failure

It’s not until two weeks before walking across the stage that it hit me: I was graduating with two unpaid summer internships and a load of student loan debt. With basically no money saved from my campus job and parents who were willing to assist until I could get on my feet, it made sense to return to my pre-college abode. So on that Tuesday, I emptied out all the items from my campus apartment and moved back home with my parents—hence, my life as a “boomerang kid” began.

Teaching Math So Students Can Learn It

The award-winning teacher, also a Master Teacher Fellow with Math for America, says that math was not always his strong suit. He approached the subject in unorthodox ways that his teachers frowned upon. Instead of attempting to understand how his mind worked, his teachers discouraged him, shutting down his unique approach. He struggled to adapt, and eventually used drawing as a way to grasp what he was being taught.

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