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My Little Hundred Million

2016/7/21
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以深入浅出的写作风格和对社会科学的探究而闻名的加拿大作家、记者和播客主持人。
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Malcolm Gladwell:本文探讨了Hank Rowan将巨额捐款捐赠给一所默默无闻的小型公立大学而非名校的现象,并分析了其背后的原因以及为何这种做法没有被广泛效仿。文章提出了“弱链”和“强链”的概念,认为美国社会更像足球而非篮球,更应该关注弱势群体,提升整体水平而非仅仅关注精英。作者批评了那些将巨额捐款捐赠给已经非常富有的名校的行为,认为这些捐款并没有产生最大的社会效益。 Ginny Smith:描述了Hank Rowan的生平和创业经历,展现了他勤奋、务实、不追求奢华的性格特点,以及他“仁慈的独裁者”式的管理风格。 Hank Rowan:表达了他对工程教育的重视,以及他认为向资源匮乏的学校捐款能够产生更大影响的观点。 John Hennessey:斯坦福大学校长,他认为应该设立一个研究生项目,培养全球顶尖人才,解决世界性问题,并认为斯坦福大学永远都不存在“足够的钱”。他代表了“强链”思维,关注的是培养精英人才。 其他参与者:文中还提及了其他一些参与者,例如Phil Tuminea, Don Farish, Phil Knight, Ken Griffin等,他们的言论和观点也从不同侧面印证了文章的主题。

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Hank Rowan donated $100 million to Glassboro State College in 1992, setting a new standard for philanthropic donations. This act of generosity made headlines and inspired other large donations, though typically to more prestigious institutions.

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In the early ’90s, Hank Rowan gave $100 million to a tiny public university in Glassboro, New Jersey: not Harvard, not Yale, not even to his alma mater, MIT. What was Rowan thinking? And why has it proven so difficult for other philanthropists to follow his lead?

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