Japan’s First Lady Visits Boston Latin Academy
The City of Boston was honored by a visit from the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, and the First Lady, Akie Abe on April 26th and 27th, 2015. While the Prime Minister was speaking at a local university, the First Lady paid a visit to Boston Latin Academy (BLA), a school […]
Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Workshop
On March 2015, we had the privilege of bringing Himeji Nishi High School on a visit to the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN). MNN works to connect, support and be the voice of the nonprofit sector in the state of Massachusetts. At our visit, students learned about the nonprofit sector in […]
President Obama comes to Boston
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will be making a trip to Boston on March 30th. They will be in town to attend the opening of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, which hopes teach about the importance of the senate and to inspire the […]
Multicultural Experience Increases Creativity
For years people have been saying that study abroad is an invaluable experience, but a recent study by Adam Galinsky and the Columbia Business School found that people who are multicultural, or had experienced another culture were more creative than their monoculture colleagues. Experiencing other cultures allows gives an individual […]
Boston to represent the U.S. in the 2024 Olympic bid!
In a unanimous vote, the U.S. Olympic Committee has picked Boston to represent the U.S. in a bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games! The host city will be determined in 2017. The U.S. last hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. St. Louis hosted in […]
MIT Professor Ian Condry and “Cool Japan”
MIT Professor, Ian Condry, who is lecturing to a FGLP group in January, has been organizing the MIT “Cool Japan: Media, Culture, Technology Research Project” since January 2006. Together with the Harvard community, This project hosts activities including international conferences, live music events, lectures, academic discussions and movie screenings. Members […]
Sister Cities: Boston and Kyoto
Kyoto, Japan and Boston, USA may be 6,824 miles away from each other but they share an official “Sister City” designation. A recent article in Boston.com tells us more about the longstanding relationship. Wait, so how did we become sisters? Back in 1959, Kyoto sent a 10-member troupe for a […]
New MBTA Subway Extension in Somerville
For the first time in 27 years, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), has added a new rapid-transit subway station. The MBTA or known colloquially as “the T” is the public agency responsible for operating most public transportation services in Greater Boston, Massachusetts Located on a new Orange Line extension […]
FGLP Lecturer, Mary Shapiro, Interviewed by “Boss and Tonic”
Mary Shapiro, professor at Simmons College School of Management, was recently interviewed by “Boss and Tonic,” an online blog that profiles successful women. She has hosted FGLP students in her “Team Decision Making” lecture, which has been rated highly for its participatory design and focus on learning how to be […]
Congratulations to the 2014 Harvard Graduates!
Adz Group would like to congratulate the Harvard graduates of 2014! Some of the students who work with our Future Global Leaders Program (FGLP) participants will be graduating this year and we wish them luck on their future endeavors! As the celebrations come to an end in Cambridge, the school […]