Class Note 2011
Hey there, ’11s. Some of you have been great in getting me your updates, but I know some of you have had some recent exciting news and for some reason your first instinct wasn’t sharing it with me and thus the rest of the alums. So whether you’ve changed jobs, are headed to grad school or have walked down the aisle, be sure to let me know.
Now to the updates.
David Kinney, who has been living in New York City since graduation, moved to London in September for a one-year master’s in philosophy and public policy at the London School of Economics. He says that anyone who finds himself/herself in England or anywhere in Europe should definitely get in touch.
What’s making it easier to keep track of you guys is that so many of you are such big deals that you’re getting media attention. Business Insider featured an interview with Zach Blatt in July about how he turned “an idea from his senior economics paper to help retailers win the online price wars.” After graduating he started RightBid, which shows retailers how much their competitors are charging. You can read the interview here: www.businessinsider.com/zach-blatt-right-bid-retail-2013-7.
And here’s an update from Samantha Abrams. Sam spent two years as an eighth-grade science teacher at the Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy in Chelsea, Massachusetts. She had four classes of around 30 students her first year and five classes of about 25 students her second year, and taught reading and math courses. She also was taking some classes herself, working on her master’s in education at BU. Sam writes: “In the summer between my first and second year of Teach for America I went to Israel and fell in love with the country and decided I wanted to move there for a year. At first I was planning on working in a school that taught both Jewish and Arab Israelis, but when I went back to Israel to look for jobs in February, I found a master’s program in conflict resolution at Tel Aviv University that exactly matched my interests. I applied, got in and moved to Israel this past July. I have been taking Ulpan (Hebrew) classes all summer and will be starting my master’s in conflict resolution in October. I am not exactly sure what I want to do with the degree, but I am thinking I either want to work for the UN or another international organization or start my own charter school in an inner city in the United States that has a focus on conflict resolution.”
That’s it for this round. Be sure to keep me in the loop on what else is going on.
—Drew Joseph, 109 West French Place, #D105, San Antonio, TX 78212; (510) 418-2244; aqjoseph@gmail.com
