Tamara Bell
Tamara Bell is the editor of Y Gen Out Loud. She began her journalism career as a reporter in Dallas, Texas. A few years later, she moved into politics and government, working for both Democratic and Republican members of the Texas Legislature. When not working on Y Gen, Tamara is a lecturer in the Advertising Department at The University of Texas at Austin. Tamara has a B.A. in Journalism from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. in Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin.
Inspiring Gen Y to live full lives
July 7, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode, Keeping Up with Gen Y talks to Kimberlie Dykeman, author of Pure Soapbox, about how the words of previous generations can inspire the next generation to live full lives.
Creating economic prosperity under risky conditions
June 30, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode, Keeping Up with Gen Y talks to Farzana Ebrahimi, a Gen Y businesswoman from Afghanistan, about how she is making lives better for women and girls in her country.
Taking stock of Gen Y’s financial future
June 23, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode, Keeping Up with Gen Y talks to J.D. Lewis about ways young people can lay the foundation now to meet their financial goals tomorrow.
The man with a plan
June 16, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
Tamara shares her thoughts on why the President’s speech should be the start of a national conversation to change our energy policy.
Coaching Generation Y to a happy future
June 16, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode, Keeping Up with Gen Y talks to Francie Cooper, a life coach who discusses ways that Gen Y can find the perfect balance between work and other pursuits.
Inside a Democratic mind
June 14, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
It’s Tamara’s turn to talk about her background and why she’s more aligned with the Democratic Party.
Young workers at the head of the table
June 9, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In the first episode of our new monthly series, “Y Gen Entrepreneurs,” Keeping Up with Gen Y talks to Nick Yaeger, CEO of Y BizDev, about why Generation Y is especially well suited for entrepreneurship.
The next generation of conservatives
June 2, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode, Keeping Up with Gen Y talks to a Gen Y Republican about the future of the GOP among young voters.
Gen Y women breaking through glass ceiling
May 26, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode, Keeping Up with Gen Y talks to the co-founder of Young Women’s Roundtable about how Gen Y women are working with mentors to create the next gen CEOs.
Propelling Gen Y toward their Professional Destiny
May 19, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode of Keeping Up with Gen Y, Valerie Hausladen talks about her book, Professional Destiny, in which she explains how you can discover the career you were born for.
Where young workers meet employers
May 12, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode, Keeping Up with Gen Y talks to the co-founders of campus2careers about how small and medium-sized businesses provide unique possibilities for recent college graduates.
Youth shaping the future of government
May 5, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode of Keeping Up with Gen Y, Texas State Rep. Mark Strama talks about the role of young people in the 2010 midterm elections, and how this generation has the talent and potential to change the world.
Engaging Generation Y in causes
April 28, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In partnership with WomensRadio Network, Y Gen Out Loud is hosting a new radio show called “Keeping Up with Gen Y,” which offers discussions, interviews, and commentary for the younger generation. Check out what our first guest, David J. Neff, creator of Lights.Camera.Help., has to say about engaging Gen Y in causes.
Obama’s historic Cairo speech
June 4, 2009 | BY Tamara Bell
President Obama has called for a “new beginning” in U.S. relations with the Muslim world. Y Gen has the full transcript and video of Obama’s speech given at the University of Cairo, Egypt.
