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Michael Jay

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Michael Jay is an American author and longtime education advocate. Born and raised in Detroit, he graduated from Harvard College and earned an MBA from Northeastern University. His professional career includes developing award-winning destination resort communities, including the Village at Squaw Valley USA, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics (now Palisades Tahoe) and Tamarack Resort in Idaho. Throughout his career, he has served as a Harvard College Admissions Committee Alumni Interviewer across the Western United States, listening closely to the formative questions young people ask as they approach adulthood, a sustained engagement with coming-of-age transitions that directly informs Dog Water Free. Michael lives in Idaho.

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Dog Water Free, a Memoir

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Race of mass shooters influences how the media cover their crimes, new study shows

If a news report mentions a shooter’s tough childhood, chances are he’s white
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“Legends are born to every generation.”
― Michael Jay, Dog Water Free

“To achieve great things, just two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time." - Leonard Bernstein, Chapter 33 of Dog Water Free”
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“Legends are born to every generation.”
― Michael Jay, Dog Water Free

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