This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In recent years, the idea of impact investing—the act of investing with the intention of generating positive social and environmental impact, alongside a financial return—has gained ground in India. According to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The nation is experiencing a major housing shortage coupled with a crisis of housing affordability. “New housing supply is not keeping pace with rising demand,” warns Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s…
How do we as a planet go from poverty to prosperity? From hunger to abundance? From vulnerable to protected? These are some of our most complex challenges, and they will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. President-elect Biden and vice president–elect Harris have already announced that combating violence and supporting survivors of intimate partner violence will be a priority for their administration. Practitioners and researchers agree it is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past four years, clean energy sectors like solar have managed to outpace and outperform cynics and optimists alike, as well as the U.S. economy as a whole. Even…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do we keep our students actively engaged in a remote learning environment? Four months into this COVID-era academic year and this question still lingers for higher education administrators and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Historically, nonprofits have gotten nearly a third of their charitable donations just during the month of December. In recent years, this flurry of giving has begun on #GivingTuesday, an online…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By Anastasia Moloney Cities must move to the front line of efforts to fight gender inequality that has grown worse in the coronavirus pandemic, said six mayors from three continents…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Members of Congress, the U.S. military, and prominent technologists have raised the alarm that the U.S. is at risk of losing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) arms race. China already has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As educators keep moving from “traditional,” teacher-centered instruction to student-centered learning environments, we’re realizing the importance of integrating STEM into curriculum. Research shows that the pandemic emphasized the need for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2020 presidential election hasn’t yet come to a definitive conclusion, due in part to the power of the internet to enable and reinforce an alternate reality in which widespread…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The analysis of 17 years of field work with 1,200 low-income households in five different cities shows urgent crises force low-income families to choose the safest, most convenient locations necessary…