Paul Orbe (MPA '00), who teaches high school and college-level biology and chemistry in New Jersey, was one of 17 educators from around the world chosen to conduct research alongside Dr. Robert Ballard, best known for his discovery of the shipwrecked Titanic in 1985.
Metamorphosis
Harbani Rana ('07) is a trustee of the U.S. chapter of Butterflies, an international nonprofit dedicated to promoting education, skill development, and the overall health of Delhi’s street and working children.
Standing up for Lower Manhattan
Yuh-Line Niou (MPA '11) knows a secret about government: It enables every citizen to make a difference. Read more about this energetic assemblymember.
A Story of Love (and Accounting)
Some people find love in the strangest places. In the case of Baruch alumni Janet (’82) and Wayne Naegele (’82), that unlikely place was the Accounting Society.
They’ve Got Rhythm!
Joe Silberberg ('45) looks back fondly on his student days at Baruch, especially his time in the "Rhythmaires," a student singing group that performed in shows and rallies. Silberberg recently shared his memories, printed below, detailing the founding of the group and recalling a memorable time they encountered none other than Frank Sinatra. During the … Continue reading They’ve Got Rhythm!
The Doctor Is In
Baruch alumnus Dr. Brian Sheets hosts Give It To Me Straight, Doc, his very own TV show that airs on Cablevision Channel 88 in Connecticut. Each episode, Dr. Sheets chats with medical experts to explore and simplify complex topics, such as genetics, heart health, and endocrinology.
Hoodwinked in Harlem
Michele Ware (’94, MBA ’15) is the Creator/CEO of Harlem’s ‘Hoodwinked Escape,’ a recent entry in the growing craze of NYC “Escape Rooms.” Hoodwinked offers four unique, lifestyle themed-puzzle rooms that test problem-solving skills and collaboration.
Hometown Hero
For Ronald Kim (MPA ’06), politics is personal. This energetic second-term assemblyman was always inspired by “the idea of coming back to the neighborhood I grew up in, not only to help people, but also to empower the next generation of leaders to take ownership of local issues.”
The Law of Success
Baruch alumni Edward Labaton (’52) and Lawrence Sucharow (’71) serve, respectively, as partner and chairman at Labaton Sucharow LLP, a firm that has fought for corporate reform and prosecuted precedent-setting securities class actions, representing investors with collective assets under management of more than $2 trillion.
Grand Inspiration
Jeffrey H. Konis (MBA ’87) authored The Conversations We Never Had (2016, Outskirts Press), an exploration of his family’s history through a series of imagined conversations with his late grandmother, a Holocaust survivor.