Want to learn about what makes affordable credit possible? Then don’t go to the “POWER STEALS! Teach-in” from 1-3pm in the IRC (552 W 114). The “Freedom School” is hosting the event as a way to raise awareness about the evil doings of Goldman Sachs. There will be free Ethiopian from Massawa. The Yelp reviews […]

Barnard’s first lady has just been elected to the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs, where she will serve on the Audit, Risk, Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating committees. As you probably know, the financial firm, chaired by powerhouse Lloyd Blankfein, has a less than pristine reputation. Last year, the SEC went after Goldman […]

If you’re one of those types that does nothing over the summer but obsessively check the academic bulletin on the CC website you’ve known about this for a while, but way back in late June the Econ department dropped a bombshell: the introduction of a new “Financial Economics” major replacing Econ-Operations Research. The ostensible rationale […]