Center staff and researchers can provide perspective on quality of employment and the 21st century
For media inquiries and interview requests, please contact:
Gaurie Pandey, Communications Specialist
617-552-9197 | pandeyg@bc.edu
For all general inquiries, please contact:
617-552-9195 | agework@bc.edu
Workplace and Career Flexibility for Older Workers
4 May 2012—Samantha Greenfield, Center Employer Engagement Specialist speaks at World at Work Conference about Workplace and Career Flexibility for Older Workers.
Tapping Mature Talent: Policies For A 21st Century Workforce
2 May 2012—Tapping Mature Talent: Policies For A 21st Century Workforce presented by The Council For Adult And Experiential Learning & The National Governors Association at the National Press Club, Washington D.C. ...more »
Workplace Age Diversity: Bridging the Generational Gap
25 April 2012—An evening of learning and sharing especially designed for graduate alumni of Boston College May 3, 2012 ...more »
Barbara Berkman, Strategy Council member at the Sloan Center on Aging & Work, receives the ACS’s 2012 Distinguished Achievement in Cancer Award
20 April 2012—Dr. Berkman is the Helen Rehr/Ruth Fizdale Professor of Health and Mental Health at Columbia University School of Social Work.... more »
Recruit, Retain and Integrate Older Workers — Inside E Street
13 April 2012—Samantha Greenfield, Center Employer Engagement appeared with Lark McCarthy on Inside E-Street... more »
Hartford Foundation Awards Tina Matz-Costa $100,000 to Expand on the Work of the Center's Engaged as We Age Research Team
10 April 2012—The goal of the study is to understand the experience of psychological engagement among a sample of relatively healthy adults aged 65 to 79 ... more »
Roundtable Phone Call for the Center’s Research Fellows
4 April 2012—Christina Costa, Senior Research Associate at the Center, along with Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Jackie James convenes the second roundtable phone call ... more »
Melissa Brown Successfully Defends Dissertation
30 March 2012—Dr. Brown’s dissertation explores important questions related to the experiences of today’s working caregivers. ...more »
Balancing Act: Older workers face challenges—www.bnd.com
14 May 2012—The self-marketing expected of young up-and-comers becomes even more crucial for older workers.
Aging Workers—www.idahostatesman.com
4 May 2012—Changing economy gives seniors different options
Older executives face challenges in the workplace—www.miamiherald.com
2 May 2012—Some question whether older leaders can stay edgy and innovative in this digital age. But those doing just that say age is irrelevant.
Looking beyond the immediate to an economic vision—bangordailynews.com
27 April 2012—How do we create positive action from our demographic reality? Can we benefit from the growth of a mature work force?
Providing flex options to older workers yields strategic benefits—www.homechannelnews.com
23 April 2012—A report by the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College points to wide-ranging flexible workplace options that can retain older workers, ...
Why Learning Leads to Happiness?—usnews.com
13 April 2012—Education, engagement, and creativity produce happier and longer lives
When Will You Retire?— blog.ehstoday.com
9 April 2012—Some employees need to wait years longer than they’d planned to retire, while others retire only to return to work for either financial or personal reasons....
Older Workers Wooed by Flexible Schedules — blogs.smartmoney.com
4 April 2012—Does your company offer flexible work options for older employees? Would you like to see more such options in your office? A new report could help your managers see the light.
MEDIA APPEARANCES
Recruit, Retain and Integrate Older Workers — Inside E Street
Samantha Greenfield, Center Employer Engagement Specialist shares with Lark McCarthy some of the nationwide programs instituted by companies to help their aging workforces.
Building Your Bridge to Retirement
Kevin E. Cahill, Center Research Economist appeared with Lark McCarthy of AARP to discuss encore careers and bridge jobs on "Inside E-Street."
Center Director Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes explains why boomers are postponing retirement and shares advice with LifeWorks on navigating this stage in one’s career.
Center Director Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes shares tips on how to retain and engage older workers with LifeWorks.
Center Director Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes discusses how many of the perceptions we have about younger and older workers just aren't right.
Jackie James discusses the challenges older adults face when seeking work, on CBS Sunday Morning News.
Unemployment Doesn't Play Favorites
Center Director Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes appears on AARP TV's Inside E Street to discuss the consequences of an aging global population.
Director Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes discusses the negative perceptions employers often have about older workers, and what older workers can do to overcome them.
Jackie James discusses positive and negative stereotypes of older workers on PBS's "Life Part 2."
Hiring Retired Seniors Can Make a Difference
Marcie Pitt-Catouphes discusses the advantage older workers bring to businesses - a sense of maturity and experience can make a difference, particularly in unexpected situations.
Age Discrimination in the Current Economy
Director Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes comments on historic limitations for older workers seeking jobs for KQED's "Forum."
Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes describes the effect that older workers will have on the workforce as they retire in addition to the challenges/opportunities for businesses.
Aging, Change & Dealing with Loss
Michael Smyer, Research Fellow and Former Sloan Center Co-Director comments on a particular challenge of aging - change and dealing with loss (physical, social, economic, and emotional).
Michael Smyer, Research Fellow and Former Sloan Center Co-Director reflects on fears of aging and how to approach relatives in discussions of later life illness, disability, or even death.