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CNBC
2 days ago
- Business
- CNBC
This 22-year-old startup founder got his college to pay him $200,000: 'Sometimes, you just have to ask'
It's no secret that college in the United States is expensive — about 43 million people live with student debt and the outstanding federal student loan balance stands at about $1.8 trillion, according to the Education Data Initiative. But startup founder Emil Barr says everything is negotiable — even your college tuition. In fact, on top of successfully negotiating with his school administration to cover about $60,000 of his tuition fees, the 22-year-old startup founder made more than $140,000 over the four-year period that he was enrolled, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. By the time he graduated, Barr had been paid over $200,000 by Miami University. He said he learned the art of negotiation through his experience as an entrepreneur. During his freshman year at Miami University, Barr built his first startup, a social media marketing agency called Step Up Social. He entered university with a scholarship that covered only part of his tuition. By his sophomore year, Barr used his entrepreneurial experience as leverage and convinced his school administration to fund the rest of his tuition At the time, he said, the university was making a concerted effort to attract more donors, and as part of that, was focused on developing and strengthening its entrepreneurship program on campus. "[But] the one downside is there weren't that many student-run businesses at the college for them to talk about," he said. As a result, Barr said, he often spent time speaking with donors they brought on campus, as well as with the university press outlet. "Towards the end of my second year at Miami, that's when we really started to have these conversations, because the business had gone somewhere. We had done over a million dollars in revenue," Barr said. "So I sat down with the dean, and I was like: 'Look ... I'm spending a lot of time doing this. I feel like I'm [creating] a lot of value for the school, and yet I'm still paying for [some of] my own tuition and working side jobs to try to make that happen," Barr said. In December 2022, he negotiated a financial package that fully covered his tuition. Barr also won multiple on-campus startup pitch competitions and student grants which earned him more than $30,000 throughout his time at the university, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. By the time his junior year rolled around, Barr had also brought on the university as a client of his business. In total, he made over $100,000 in revenue through the university's contracts with Step Up Social. But one of his "crowning accomplishments," Barr said, was not the financial payouts — but instead being the only student on campus who was given a faculty parking pass. "I fought for that for nine months ... people still joke about it, because I was so determined," he said. Step Up Social has since acquired and rebranded to Candid Network, an online marketing agency specializing in user-generated content. Barr said he's in the process of selling the business. While it's become trendy for startup founders to drop out of school to build their businesses full-time, Barr found a way to stay enrolled — and profit from it, all while building a business from the ground up. One skill that has helped him over the years is learning how to ask for things. "What [I] learned is a lot of the things that people are scared to ask for — really, you can get them. Sometimes, you just have to ask," Barr said. He said a big part of negotiation is simply finding out what is valuable to the other side, and adjusting from there. "I think that so often people just assume," he said. Instead of guessing, he suggested being genuine and asking the other side what they want to get out of the situation. "Everyone always has an angle or an end game, which sounds a little bit cynical. I think that a way you [can] overcome that cynicism is just ask: 'What would make you happy?' And then you have a starting point," Barr said. He graduated from Miami University in 2024 and is set to join Stanford's Graduate School of Business as a deferred admit in September 2027. Today, Barr also runs the workforce development platform Flashpass, a business he co-founded in 2022. Flashpass brought in $1 million in revenue in 2024 and another $1 million year-to-date, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It.
Straits Times
2 days ago
- General
- Straits Times
Are international students good for American universities?
This is the Trumpian viewpoint in a nutshell: The enrolment of foreign students is basically an elite scam. PHOTO: EPA-EFE Several years ago, a colleague teaching at Miami University, a large state school in Ohio, kindly invited me to give a talk there. After picking me up at the airport, he suggested that we have lunch at a Sichuan restaurant near the campus. I was sceptical. Sichuan in small-town Ohio? 'Trust me,' he said. 'It's fantastic.' And it was. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Culinary Nutrition Expert and Food Equity Advocate Deanne Brandstetter Becomes 2025-2026 President of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Chicago, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On June 1, Deanne Brandstetter, MBA, RD, began her one-year term as the 2025-2026 President of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. Brandstetter is a registered dietitian nutritionist with more than 30 years of experience in the food and nutrition industry. She has recently retired; her last role was vice president of Nutrition & Wellness for Compass Group North America, where she led the coordination of wellness programs for foodservice clients and developed award-winning, cross-sector nutrition and wellness initiatives. Brandstetter's marketing background and passion for eating well underline her efforts to make delicious, nutrient-dense and sustainable food options more accessible for individuals and families nationwide. 'The Academy continues to champion initiatives targeting some of America's greatest nutrition and health issues, like Food as Medicine and the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act, both of which support broader access to healthful foods and resources that can help prevent, delay and manage acute and chronic diseases,' said Brandstetter. 'Positive health outcomes and accessible nutrition go hand in hand. The Academy is committed to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to thrive through the power of food that is nutritious and satisfying. I am honored to help bring these projects to life and further empower registered dietitian nutritionists and nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered over the next year.' Brandstetter was pivotal in building the nutrition program for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, as part of the Compass Olympics Lead Management Team. She has received an American Culinary Federation Silver Medal for Healthy Cuisine, a WELL Community Award and a Dietitians in Business & Communications Outstanding Leader Award. She has also held several positions at the Academy, including membership of the Sustainable Food Systems Roundtable and Task Force on Menu Labeling, membership of the Diversity Committee and Academy Treasurer. She currently sits on the Advisory Board to the Dean of the School of Education, Health and Society at Miami University. 'The Academy is delighted to have Deanne lead our board, and we look forward to advancing our advocacy work with her at the helm,' said Wylecia Wiggs Harris, chief executive officer of the Academy. 'She brings a special balance of clinical and corporate experience as a registered dietitian and seasoned executive, and her deep commitment to expanding nutrition security will help drive the Academy's mission to improve global health and well-being through food.' Brandstetter earned her undergraduate degree from Miami University and completed her dietetics program at Massachusetts General Hospital. She also attended the University of Chicago and holds a master's degree in operational research from Pace University. ### Representing more than 112,000 credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioners, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. The Academy is committed to improving health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy. Visit the Academy at CONTACT: Mike Zande Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 312/899-4734 media@ in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Trump's crackdown aside, foreign student boom in US needs scrutiny too
Several years ago, a colleague teaching at Miami University, a large state school in Ohio, kindly invited me to give a talk there. After picking me up at the airport, he suggested that we have lunch at a Sichuan restaurant near campus. I was skeptical. Sichuan, in small-town Ohio? 'Trust me,' he said. 'It's fantastic.' And it was. The reason a first-class Sichuan cook had set up shop in this unlikely location soon became clear. At the time, the university was enrolling large numbers of Chinese students — more than 1,400 in 2014, for example. In fact, my colleague went on to tell me, significant social tensions had arisen, since the Chinese students were much wealthier than the American ones, to say nothing of the townspeople. As he said this, he pointed to a Chinese student driving past in a Maserati. The Trump administration's attempt to keep Harvard from enrolling foreign students has drawn new attention to the remarkable internationalisation of American higher education over the past two generations. In the 2023-24 school year, no fewer than 1.1 million international students were enrolled in colleges and universities in the United States, or almost four times the number in the 1979-80 school year. (Total enrollments at universities rose by a little more than 50 percent over the same period.) Like many large social changes, this one happened without much conscious planning or debate. Foreign students kept applying in ever greater numbers, and universities happily admitted them, since non-Americans receive merit- and need-based financial assistance at much lower rates than Americans do. It has taken Donald Trump's crude and vengeful swipe at Harvard to draw much attention to the subject. Now, it seems that a serious debate may finally start. Has the internationalisation of the American student body been a good development? Should it continue? To be sure, no one should take the Trump administration's position on the issue seriously. In announcing the suspension of Harvard's participation in the Student Exchange and Visitor Programme (which a judge quickly blocked with a temporary restraining order), Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said: 'It is a privilege, not a right, for universities to enroll foreign students and benefit from their higher tuition payments to help pad their multi-billion-dollar endowments.' This is the Trumpian viewpoint in a nutshell: The enrollment of foreign students is basically an elite scam. And the Trumpian solution, at least in Harvard's case, is to shut things down as brutally as possible, regardless of the consequences for the students who cannot complete their degrees, the labs that need these students to conduct research and the university that is losing the tuition income. But the fact that the Trump administration is handling the issue crudely doesn't mean it's not a real issue. Strikingly, the progressive historian Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and the conservative law professor Adrian Vermeule both suggested on X after Mr. Trump's move against Harvard that perhaps international enrollments should not continue at the same level. By some measures, the opening of American higher education to international students is an obvious, unqualified good. By others, it is much more problematic. If we think of universities principally as generators of knowledge, expanding international enrollments clearly makes sense. By increasing the pool of applicants, it raises the quality of student bodies, thereby improving the level of intellectual exchange and facilitating better research and more significant discoveries. If we think of universities as engines of economic growth, taking as many foreign students as possible is again a good idea. These students bring billions of dollars a year to American shores. Since many foreign students end up immigrating to the United States after graduation and earn salaries much higher than the national average, they contribute to the economy for decades. In their high-level jobs, they also help boost American productivity. And if we think of universities as instruments of American soft power and international understanding, the benefits are especially evident. By coming here, foreign students create ties between the United States and their home countries, develop friendships with Americans and gain an understanding of American culture and society. But if we think of universities as engines of social mobility and promoters of national unity, the story looks different. Many of the most elite American universities have not raised their overall enrollments significantly since the 1970s, even as the US population has risen by 50 per cent, making admissions far more competitive. The more slots that go to foreigners, the more challenging the process for homegrown applicants. As in the case of the Chinese students in Ohio, foreign students tend to come from considerable wealth and privilege — this is what allows them to pay the full US tuitions. They have often graduated from elite schools that prepare them for the gruelling American application process — and, where necessary, teach them fluent English. So these students make US universities look even more elite and possibly out of touch, at a moment when populist resentment of these institutions has facilitated the Trump administration's destructive assault on the scientific research they conduct. Furthermore, while foreign students bring one sort of diversity to US universities, it may not be as great as the diversity provided by Americans of different social backgrounds. A graduate of an elite private school in Greece or India may well have more in common with a graduate of Exeter or Horace Mann than with a working-class American from rural Alabama. Do we need to turn university economics departments into mini-Davoses in which future officials of the International Monetary Fund from different countries reinforce each other's opinions about global trade? Any debate about international enrollments might soon become, well, academic. If the Trump administration maintains its current border and visa policies and continues its attempts to detain and deport foreign students who express controversial opinions, foreign enrollments could shrink drastically of their own accord. But as we look to the post-Trump future, it will be important for US universities to recognise the genuine tensions and trade-offs of international enrollments, and to balance their increase with more outreach to a larger range of domestic applicants — even if it comes at the cost of culinary diversity in the heartland. (This is an NYT piece, and these are the personal opinions of the writer. They do not reflect the views of
India.com
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet Madhuri Dixit's lesser-known brother, not an actor, as handsome as Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, his name is…, works as…
Meet Madhuri Dixit's lesser-known brother, not an actor, as handsome as Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, his name is…, works as… Actress Madhuri Dixit remains in the headlines for her love life. Today we will tell you how Madhuri found her love, in which her brother played an important role. By Shawn Dass Advertisement Actress Madhuri Dixit has won the hearts of the audience not only with her acting, beauty, and dance but also with her married life. The pair of Madhuri and Dr. Nene showed how distances can be dwarfed due to true love. How the actress met Dr. Nene 24 years ago and then how they got married. Today, let's know more about Madhuri Dixit's lesser-known brother Ajit Dixit. In 2016, Madhuri Dixit appeared on Anupam Kher's talk show, where she told how her brother Ajit Dixit had planned to meet Dr. Nene. The actress said that after Ajit's insistence, she agreed to meet Shriram Nene, whom Ajit had described as his friend. Ajit's friend was a cardiovascular surgeon in the United States. The actress said that she was surprised when her brother cleverly invited Dr. Nene and his family to dinner at his home. Advertisement === For the unversed, Ajit Dixit is the CEO of CloudIO Inc., a software company. Having an impressive academic background with a in Electrical Engineering from IIT and an MBA from Miami University. Ajit Dixit has made a name in the IT sector. Advertisement === American-born Indian-origin surgeon Shriram Nene had no idea about Madhuri Dixit and how famous an actress she was. When the actress met Dr. Nene for the first time at dinner, the actress started liking him and the two started getting closer. However, the actress had earlier told her husband that she works in films. Actress Madhuri Dixit and Dr. Nene were in a long-distance relationship for a long time. After this, both decided to get married. Being a famous Bollywood actress, Madhuri and her family decided to do this wedding ceremony in a secret manner. This ceremony was held in America and both got married on 17 October 1999. Madhuri and Nene have two children, Arin and Ryan.
