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2010 Halfway Mark: Looking Back on Many “Welcomes”

2010 Jun 29
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Céad míle fáilte: While the Irish greeting for “100,000 Welcomes” hasn’t translated exactly to  that number of new client relationships in 2010, we have had quite the busy first two quarters at Lipman Hearne establishing new partnerships. We are proud of, and excited by, the collaborations that are underway and would like to take a [...]

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Academic Globalization: Friend or Foe?

2010 Jan 21
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This Ben Wildavsky article for The New York Academy of Sciences Magazine, an excerpt from his book The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities are Reshaping the World, explores both sides of the academic globalization debate and provides insight into whether increased global competition for the United States academic world is something to be feared [...]

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Mission:Readiness Research Advocates Early Education

2009 Nov 5
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Sometimes talking about a familiar issue in a new light with unexpected advocates is an excellent way to attract attention. Lipman Hearne is strategizing and working with Mission: Readiness to raise awareness of early education. Their research shows that 75 percent of young Americans are ineligible to enlist in the military because they are either [...]

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Parents, the Recession, and the College Choice

2009 May 20
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Tight money. Worried parents.
As parents deal with the realities of the economic downturn, they’re taking on a greater role in the college decision-making process.
Lipman Hearne explores how the economic downturn is affecting parents’ level of involvement in one of the largest investments they’ll ever make – their child’s college education. “The Rules Have Changed: How [...]

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