Sisterly Love

By Kevin Griffin. Published Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Most speakers are lucky to get one standing ovation, and that’s only after they speak.
On Thursday Pulitzer prize winning author, Sister Helen Prejean was awarded an honorary degree from Marquette for her superior service to the poor and underprivileged and her active pursuit of seeking justice in the arena of capital punishment.
Before uttering her first [...]

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Getting Down to Business

By Kevin Griffin. Published Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

Three weeks ago, I knew as much about women in business as a third grader knows about quantum physics. Not to mention the fact that I assumed that knowing a little bit about business and a little bit about women translated into knowing a little something about women in business, I was wrong.
My debut article [...]

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What happened to the hospitality?

By Kevin Griffin. Published Friday, September 25th, 2009

When Angela Braly spoke, Milwaukee’s business elites listened.
Braly, CEO of Wellpoint, Inc., was Marquette’s keynote speaker at the University’s 10th annual Business Leaders forum on Tuesday, September 22. Hundreds of Milwaukee’s businessmen and women, students, alumni, and faculty packed inside the Alumni Memorial Union to hear Braly speak.
The scene outside was hardly a picturesque welcome.
Amidst [...]

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