Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin,Ohio. Founded in 1833,it is the oldest coeducational liberal arts college in the United States and the second-oldest continuously operating coeducational institute of higher learning in the world. The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. In 1835,Oberlin became one of the first colleges in the United States to admit African Americans,and in 1837,the first to admit women. It has been known since its founding for progressive student activism.
Sir William Rowan Hamilton MRIA,FRAS was an Irish mathematician,astronomer,and physicist. He was the Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin,and Royal Astronomer of Ireland,living at Dunsink Observatory.
Sediq Afghan is an Afghan mathematician. He is the founder and head of the World Philosophical Math Research Center in Kabul,Afghanistan. He is also a political activist. He had a prominent role in protests in Kabul about Afghanistan- and Islam-related issues,including an anti-American protest in 2003,a hunger strike to protest beatings of journalists by Afghan security officers in 2006,and another one to protest the 2008 Danish Muhammad cartoons.
The UC Berkeley College of Chemistry is one of the fifteen schools and colleges at the University of California,Berkeley. It houses the department of chemistry and the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering,both of which are ranked among the best in the world. Its faculty and alumni have won 18 Nobel Prizes,9 Wolf Prizes,and 11 National Medals of Science.
Duane Elgin is an American author,speaker,educator,consultant,and media activist.
Rankism is "abusive,discriminatory,and/or exploitative behavior towards people because of their rank in a particular hierarchy". Rank-based abuse underlies many other phenomena such as bullying,racism,xenophobia,hazing,ageism,sexism,ableism,mentalism,antisemitism,homophobia and transphobia. The term "rankism" was popularized by physicist,educator,and citizen diplomat Robert W. Fuller.
Robert Jervis was an American political scientist who was the Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science at Columbia University. Jervis was co-editor of the Cornell Studies in Security Affairs,a series published by Cornell University Press.
Kenneth Neal Waltz was an American political scientist who was a member of the faculty at both the University of California,Berkeley and Columbia University and one of the most prominent scholars in the field of international relations. He was a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War.
John Perkins is an American author. His best known book is Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (2004),in which Perkins describes playing a role in a process of economic colonization of Third World countries on behalf of what he portrays as a cabal of corporations,banks,and the United States government. The book's claims were contested by some involved parties. The book spent more than 70 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
Margaret (Meg) Wheatley is an American writer,teacher,speaker,and management consultant who works to create organizations and communities worthy of human habitation. She draws from many disciplines:organizational behavior,chaos theory,living systems science,ancient spiritual traditions,history,sociology,and anthropology.
Jean Hazel Henderson was a British American futurist and environmental activist. As an autodidact in her twenties,having only a British high-school formal education,in the U.S. she gradually advanced,by virtue of groundbreaking citizen activism,into the roles of university lecturer and chair-holder,as well as that of advisor to corporations and government agencies. She authored several books including Building a Win-Win World,Beyond Globalization,Planetary Citizenship,and Ethical Markets:Growing the Green Economy.
Yevgeniy Ivanovich Chazov was a physician of the Soviet Union and Russia,specializing in cardiology,Chief of the Fourth Directorate of the ministry of health,academic of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences,a recipient of numerous awards and decorations,Soviet,Russian,and foreign.
Kenneth Hartley Blanchard is an American author,business consultant and motivational speaker who has written over 60 books,most of which were co-authored. His most successful book,The One Minute Manager,has sold over 15 million copies and been translated into many languages.
Michael N. Nagler is an American academic,nonviolence educator,mentor,meditator,and peace activist.
Peter Block is an American author,consultant,and speaker in the areas of organization development,community building,and civic engagement.
Ted Nace is an American writer,publisher,and environmentalist,known for his criticisms of corporate personhood and his support of a fossil fuel phase out. In 2009,he was described as "one of the amazing brains and strategists behind the anti-coal movement."
John Izzo is a businessman,corporate advisor,speaker,bestselling author and an advocate for sustainable living. He is an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia where he is a co-founder of Blueprint''. He writes and speaks about the "World of work". Izzo is the author of nine books.
Alan Briskin is an American sociologist. He is an adjunct professor at Saybrook University.
Chip R. Bell is an American author and consultant in customer loyalty and service innovation. He is known for his work in mapping the customer journey as part of the customer service experience and customer forensics.
Elizabeth (Betty) Frazier Karplus (1925–2021) was an American science educator,and "a pioneer in protecting rights of students with disabilities".
