Posted by BEN BEAUMONT – We wanted to yell “here, here!” after reading Richard Cohen’s column in the New York Times this morning. He says the crisis on Wall Street signifies the “end of a culture” when it comes to America’s top college students heading straight for big pay checks and fancy suites in the world of investment banking. “It’s time for the best and the brightest to step forward and rediscover the public sphere,” Cohen says. CLICK HERE to read the column.
This is a call that we echo here at the Clinton School, where the “best and brightest” can obtain the nation’s first master’s degree in public service.