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Oxytocin and High-Performance Organizations

Oxytocin and High-Performance Organizations

by Larissa Chern ’17 This week, CMC students had the chance to participate in a dynamic, fun, and enlightening talk led by Dr. Paul Zak at the Athenaeum. Dr. Zak, who administers the first doctoral program in neuroeconomics as well as the Center for...

Women in Accounting Panel

Women in Accounting Panel

By Parker Mallchok ’17 and Lindsay Slocum ’17 Monday’s (3/28) lunchtime panel at the Ath included panelists Emily Rollins ’92, Partner at Deloitte, Hilda Echeverria, Partner at Ernst & Young, and Maryellen Galuchie, Managing Director at...

Women in Accounting Panel

Women in Accounting Panel

Join us on Monday, 3/28 for a lunch panel at the Athenaeum. Emily Rollins ’92 of Deloitte, Hilda Echeverria of Ernest & Young, and Maryellen Galuchie of Grant Thornton will be giving fascinating insights about their career paths and what work-life balance...

A Berger Cram Session

A Berger Cram Session

By Adrienne Johnson ’16 Some of our best teamwork occurs when our research team meets up for a 3-hour meeting and has a “cram session.” During these meetings, which happen every couple of months, we discuss and develop all of the various projects we’ve been...

An FWI Summer

An FWI Summer

By Tyler West ’16 For 19 years, Boston treated me well: I was educated, strong-minded, and gritty like the city that raised me. But during my final year of high school, I knew I wanted to experience a larger life. My college search led me to CMC, as two things...

Rethinking Psychiatry

Rethinking Psychiatry

By Larissa Chern ’17 As a student, I find myself shocked at the number of teenagers who, desperate to focus in class and get better grades, make an appointment with a psychiatrist and, in the span of an hour manage to leave the doctor’s office with a...

Women in the World of High Tech

Women in the World of High Tech

The numbers, apparently, don’t lie: according to the Labor Department’s latest race and gender data on the top ten tech firms, roughly 83% of tech jobs are held by men. Lucky for us, then, that we were able to be in the presence of four very successful women, all CMC...

CMC is for Life

CMC is for Life

by LillyBelle Deer ’15 Last year, I worked at the Berger Institute with the Work-Life team. Then, I graduated. When I thought about my post-­graduation plans, the ideal involved being a part of a research lab so that I could get experience for graduate school. I...

On Consistency

On Consistency

by Adrienne Johnson ’16 I knew I wanted to become more involved with extracurricular activities at CMC but I didn’t know through what outlet. I hoped to find an on-campus job that would let me pursue my interests while developing my skills. The Berger...

It’s Who You Know

It’s Who You Know

-by Kelsey Gohn ’16 I didn’t expect to find my junior year internship so easily given what I had observed from the experiences of my peers, but one of Berger’s partner summer internship programs turned out to be the perfect experience for me. During CMC’s...