Deborah Quinn Hensel

The Buzz Forum – Public vs. Private School

August 2009
Chalkboard pic

A common theme hung in the air as parents gathered to discuss high-school choices at an informal forum hosted by The Buzz magazines this summer. Around a table laden with fruit and cheese, the parents moved both clockwise and counter-clockwise, mirroring the educational tide that also was flowing in two directions – specifically, between public and private schools.

As the …

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From Point A to Plan B

June 2009
Goal-oriented Catherine Grady says two weeks off will be sufficient to ponder her next move.

College grads navigate the recession with career alternatives

In the 1967 film “The Graduate,” an indolent and bewildered Benjamin Braddock (played by Dustin Hoffman) struggles with life after college. His father adds to the pressure, asking about his plans for the future: “And would you mind telling me what those four years of hard work were for?”

“You got me,“ …

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