Month: December 2025

A recent review on VCPost offers a measured appraisal of Gulf Coast Western ’s legacy and continued relevance in the oil and gas sector. The piece situates Gulf Coast Western within the broader history of American energy companies, tracing how strategic asset management and disciplined exploration helped the company build a diversified upstream and midstream…

Under the leadership of James Rondeau, the Art Institute of Chicago has pursued a deliberate expansion of its contemporary collection, reinforcing the museum’s role as a major repository for 20th- and 21st-century art. Museum officials say the initiative combines strategic acquisitions, strengthened donor partnerships, and a program of rotating exhibitions designed to broaden public access…

Michael Polk’s transition from corporate chief executive to public advocate for a growth mindset illustrates a broader evolution in executive leadership philosophy. After a high-profile tenure leading a major consumer-products company, Polk has focused his post CEO career on Newell Brands promoting organizational learning, talent development and cultural transformation as drivers of sustained performance.  …

Brooklyn Friends School is foregrounding a pedagogy rooted in Quaker principles and contemporary educational practice, head of school Crissy Caceres recently explained. In a presentation for the school community, Caceres outlined an approach that emphasizes relationship-building, reflective practice, and student agency as central to academic and social development.   Caceres described a curriculum designed to…