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“Voter apathy is a civic abdication.”― Charles M. Blow. Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business includes pop-up stores, flash mobs, and Instagram, among other methods in their article: “Innovators Are Finding New Ways To Encourage People To Vote.” The Washington Post cites classroom registration as a good method for getting students to the polls (among other methods.)

Every Sunday morning, Mary Kate goes shopping in the same shop in downtown Washington. A pink and cream store equipped with the usual displays where dozens of dresses, blouses and pants are hung. The only thing missing is the prices. And for good reason, here nothing is for sale. Mary Kate, a pretty 32-year-old green-eyed blonde, is a subscriber to Rent the Runway, a sort of American-Netflix of clothes. For a monthly subscription of 159 dollars (142 euros), she can borrow, in the shop or via the site, four clothes ... (Originally in French)

Rice University’s Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business plans to launch its first open enrollment off-campus program in The Woodlands this fall, responding to demand for its executive education programs for those in business and leadership roles. Executive education consists of non-degree programs for working professionals in management or executive roles, said Zoran Perunovic, director of executive education at Rice Business School.

William Arnold, a professor in the practice of energy management at Rice University’s graduate school of business, said if Chevron acquires the company it could signal an opportunity for a new stage in the area’s evolution as an energy employer.

Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta has raised $316.25 million through a blank-check company for a future business deal.

To provide the online MBA program, UC-Davis is partnering with 2U Inc., an education technology company. Among 2U’s partners are the Harvard business analytics program, Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business, and the data science program at Southern Methodist University.