Fears and Realities: Managing Ebola in Dallas

Publication Date: April 20, 2016

In September 2014, as several West African countries continued to battle a deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus, Dallas, Texas, emerged as ground zero for the disease in the U.S. This case recounts how, over the course of three days, Thomas Eric...

Pricing Carbon: The Birth of British Columbia’s Carbon Tax (Sequel)

Publication Date: April 14, 2016

In 2008, British Columbia became one of the few jurisdictions in the world to successfully implement a comprehensive carbon tax. The architect of the tax, Premier Gordon Campbell, championed the broad-based carbon tax that applied to nearly all...

Pricing Carbon: The Birth of British Columbia’s Carbon Tax

Publication Date: April 14, 2016

In 2008, British Columbia became one of the few jurisdictions in the world to successfully implement a comprehensive carbon tax. The architect of the tax, Premier Gordon Campbell, championed the broad-based carbon tax that applied to nearly all...

The Job Negotiation: A three-party, email-based, employment offer negotiation

Publication Date: April 8, 2016

Scenario:Jordan Webb, a current master’s student, negotiates via email (simultaneously) with two tech firms who are potential employers. Both firms have offered to create a new position for Jordan, as the Director of Community Engagement, to manage...

A Different Approach to Child Labor: Ecuador's Working Boys' Center

Publication Date: March 28, 2016

The eradication of child labor worldwide has long been a goal of the United Nations, the International Labor Organization, and a host of NGOs, yet child labor has proven stubbornly resistant to reform efforts, even when cash and other incentives...

A Rising Storm: Eric Garner and the Explosive Controversy over Race & Policing

Publication Date: March 3, 2016

The controversial choking death of Eric Garner in New York City in 2014 is the point of departure for this rich and complex case, which tackles difficult questions of race, crime, and policing in poor, racially-isolated urban neighborhoods. The...

Ready in Advance: The City of Tuscaloosa’s Response to the 4/27/11 Tornado

Publication Date: February 3, 2016

In a matter of minutes on the afternoon of April 27, 2011, a massive and powerful tornado leveled 1/8 of the area of Tuscaloosa, AL, a city of approximately 90,000 people and home to the University of Alabama. Doctrine called for the County...

Innovating by the Book: The Introduction of Innovation Teams in Memphis and New Orleans

Publication Date: January 29, 2016

Can an innovation model be used to solve seemingly intractable problems consistently, reliably and effectively? In 2011, Bloomberg Philanthropies founder and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $24 million initiative to fund...

Fighting Pollution with Data: Environmental Audits and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board

Publication Date: January 11, 2016

In 2010, the overwhelmed Pollution Control Board in the Indian state of Gujarat faced a difficult path ahead. The agency charged with monitoring and enforcing pollution regulations in the heavily industrialized state had a problematic...

Lagos Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (LAMATA)

Publication Date: November 19, 2015

In 2011 the World Bank and others were concerned that cities all over the developing world were losing their battle with increasing traffic congestion in part because they lacked institutions that had the authority and the capacity to promote...

Female Genital Cutting: Confronting the Power of Tradition in Senegal

Publication Date: October 15, 2015

What does it take to change age-old social norms that are harmful or unjust? Can societies reflect upon their own social practices, recognize that it is in the best interests of their members to change them, and do so voluntarily? In the 1990s,...

A Delicate Balance: The International Criminal Court’s Process for Identifying New Cases

Publication Date: October 13, 2015

Ever since it was created, in 2002, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been the subject of high expectations and frequent controversy over its selection of cases. This 5-page multimedia website challenges students to put themselves in...