In 2020, the United Nations Development Programme and the University of Oxford surveyed 1.2 million people from 50 countries about climate change. The survey found that 72 percent of respondents in high-income countries believed in climate change and 72 percent of respondents in Western Europe and North America believed climate change to be… Read more »
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Slip, Stumble, Stall — Then, Continue On.
There are few academic pursuits more challenging than conducting research. For one, it often feels as if you are starting from less than scratch. But therein lies the most rewarding aspect of research. Completing the Honors Thesis program through the O’Neill School gave me a newfound sense of pride in my capabilities as an academic… Read more »
Germany and the United States Speak! Impacts on Diversity by recruiting from Vocational Training Programs
While studying abroad in Germany, I once asked a question of a German business founder and CEO speechless for a couple minutes, and the experience stuck in my mind to this day. The question I asked our class guest speaker was about his company’s engagement in external recruiting to hire workers for his manufacturing firm…. Read more »
From Ballots to Biosphere: Unpacking the Link between Democracy and Environmental Performance
The role of democracy in promoting environmental performance is an important and enduring issue. Former U.S. President Al Gore declared, “I have come to believe that an essential prerequisite for saving the environment is the spread of democratic governments to more nations of the world.” Was President Gore correct? The results of this thesis support… Read more »
Re-Evaluating History: The Wave of Neoliberalism? Or The Wave of Financialization?
The later decades of the 20th century (late 1960s onward) are cited as the period in U.S. history in which neoliberalism rose to dominate the policy-making process. Previous literature on this period has largely failed to offer sufficient attention to the forces which drove the rise of neoliberalism in American politics; in effect, there exists… Read more »
I would bet $100 I am a worse procrastinator than you. And I still did it!
Writing is not my strong suit. Time management is not my strong suit. Planning ahead is not my strong suit. You may be asking yourself… why did this girl agree to write a thesis? Frankly I do not know! Looking back on the experience (which ended one day ago; I turned in my final draft… Read more »
Advice for a Nervous, Anxious Student Preparing to Write a Thesis
If you’re anything like me, you’re probably dreading the O’Neill Honors Thesis. Whether it be the hours and hours spent doing research, the entire pages of drafts that will be scrapped, or the presentation in front of multiple faculty members, it is certainly overwhelming thinking about the gargantuan task that currently sits immediately ahead of… Read more »