By Ayush Dev Pant The education system which we have today intensively focuses on grades. Majority of students aim for higher grades with the aim of attaining a fine job in the future. But Nine out of 10 employers believe students should focus on soft skills, such as...
By Joe Sigler This past month, my dad and I, along with another father-son combination, took a week-long hiking trip up to Isle Royale National Park. Isle Royale is known for two things, its beauty and its seclusion. It took a full day of travel plus a four-hour ferry...
By Yang Fu It has been almost three months since I started my work at Whittaker Associates and it has been an unforgettable experience and fortune in my life. I have learned way more than I expected in many ways. I am so grateful for the opportunity offered by my...
By Dean Whittaker The play the Music Man that I saw at the Goodman Theater recently reminded me of economic development. The play was written in 1957 and is about the misadventures of a traveling salesman posing as Professor Harold Hill, a music instructor, who...
By Brittany Gebben I recently heard a TedTalk podcast by economist Andrew McAfee that raised an interesting question, “What Will Future Jobs Look Like?” (click here for TedTalk). McAfee talks about the impact of technology and machines now being capable of doing...
