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Article: Campus Tour for Lewis and Karsch: Banker, hedgie plan to bring Wall Street to students.(Foundation for Ethnic Understanding)
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- Investment Dealers' Digest
- Article date:
- December 18, 2006
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America's colleges and universities for women and minorities are in for a dash of Wall Street in coming semesters. In concert with the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, Lazard's William Lewis and hedge fund guru Michael Karsch of Karsch Capital Management plan to make some campus visits.
Lewis and Karsch appeared with hip-hop business mogul Russell Simmons and Rabbi Marc Schneier at a dinner in New York for the foundation's honorees. Simmons and Schneier both serve in leadership positions at the nonprofit organization.
In front of a standing-room-only crowd, the Street dealmakers pledged their support for the burgeoning campus program. By bringing in ...