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Jeffrey Seglin

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  • Senior Lecturer and Program Director, Syndicated Columnist, Freelance
Boston, Cambridge, East Falmouth
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Covers:  Ethics, Communication, Journalism, Writing
Senior Lecturer, Emeritus, Harvard Kennedy School. Columnist, editor, teacher. The Right Thing columnist. Tweets automatically delete.

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Jeffrey L. Seglin (born December 26, 1956) is an American columnist, author, and teacher. He is currently a senior lecturer, emeritus, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. From 2011 until 2023, he was a senior lecturer and director of the communications program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He consults widely on writing, communications, and ethics. His weekly column on ethics, "The Right Thing," is syndicated in …

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The Right Thing articles by Jeffrey L. Seglin | Tribune Content Agency

The Right Thing articles by Jeffrey L. Seglin | Tribune Content Agency

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The Right Thing

The Right Thing

Blog for weekly ethics column by Jeffrey L. Seglin distributed by Tribune Media. For information about carryi…

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Jeffrey Seglin

Jeffrey Seglin

Jeffrey L. Seglin is a Senior Lecturer, Emeritus. From 2011 until 2023, he was the Director of the HKS Commun…

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When birthday celebrations come with unexpected costs

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The Right Thing: When birthday celebrations come with unexpected costs

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Is it wrong for someone to regularly invite a friend to do things for the friend's birthday such as have a meal or go to a spa weekend that always end up costing the friend money? A reader we're calling Cybil wrote to pose such a question. She wondered if she should be upset that her friend suggests she wants to celebrate her birthday but often in a way that ends up costing her money. It's not wrong for the friend to propose activities that might involve shared expenses.
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The Right Thing: When birthday celebrations come with unexpected costs

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Is it wrong for someone to regularly invite a friend to do things for the friend's birthday such as have a meal or go to a spa weekend that always end up costing the friend money? A reader we're calling Cybil wrote to pose such a question. She wondered if she should be upset that her friend suggests she wants to celebrate her birthday but often in a way that ends up costing her money. It's not wrong for the friend to propose activities that might involve shared expenses.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Stringer at $5 an article for Times-Bulletin in Boonton, NJ in early 1970s,

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

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High school and college students.
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