Lauren Stiller Rikleen

Cognoscenti contributor

Lauren Stiller Rikleen is president of the Rikleen Institute for Strategic Leadership and author of, “The Shield of Silence: How Power Perpetuates a Culture of Harassment and Bullying in the Workplace.”

Recently published

A still of Prince Andrew in the exclusive BBC Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis. (BBC Newsnight/Youtube)

What Prince Andrew's Fall From Grace Tells Us About The Systems That Protect Abusers

The prince is implicated in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. And his defense is hardly surprising, writes Lauren Stiller Rikleen.

Cognoscenti

Dec 5, 2019

William "Rick" Singer, front, founder of the Edge College & Career Network, exits federal court in Boston on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, after he pleaded guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. (Steven Senne/AP)

Many Parents Try To Buy College Admission. Only A Few Are Charged With Crimes

In their frenzy to get their children into the “best” schools, these indicted parents paid with their souls, and perhaps their freedom, writes Lauren Stiller Rikleen.

Cognoscenti

Mar 13, 2019

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies during a Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Department of Education on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 5, 2018. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

#MeToo Apparently Missed The Dept. Of Education

Education Sec. Betsy DeVos is using the federal government to tell women to stay quiet, writes Lauren Stiller Rikleen.

Cognoscenti

Dec 12, 2018

A student on her way to class passes a snow covered John Harvard in Harvard Yard on Monday, April 4, 2016. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

The Women Of Harvard Deserve Better

Several fraternities and sororities are suing the university over a 2016 rule that discourages students from joining single-gender clubs. It is unlikely, however, that these suits will help women, writes...

Cognoscenti

Dec 7, 2018