This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Spring has sprung, and there is a sense of relief in the air. After one year of lockdowns and social distancing, more than 171 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What began as a roving conversation about the role of happiness in policy among a group of visiting academics (which I was lucky to be a part of) in Bhutan…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The coronavirus pandemic deepened entrenched inequalities and took an especially heavy toll on the most vulnerable, but in a grim year there were some notable wins for human rights, Amnesty International…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Among the previously mundane routines that have taken on a new level of anxiety during the pandemic, one rises to the top: going to the dentist. There are few other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As president and CEO of The Wright Center for Community Health and its affiliated entity, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, I’ve had the great privilege of voluntarily serving alongside 600…
Podcasts have been helping high school senior Maggie Borgen cope with stress during the pandemic. So she decided to make her own, sharing her advice and reflections on the student…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India’s evolving Technical and Vocational Education and Training ecosystem (TVET) faced many challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the national lockdown, organisations had to remain shut for 7-8 months, until…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like the rest of the nation, small businesses across the South have faced unprecedented challenges since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of them saw demand drop and had…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our hypothesis that nonprofits would thrive with longer, larger, and more flexible grants had not only been proven—it defied our expectations. What started as an experiment to reimagine philanthropy has become…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many families have faced challenges paying rent during the pandemic, and landlords, especially mom-and-pop landlords, have struggled to make their housing payments as their rental income decreased. The pandemic has disproportionately affected low-income…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Four in five high school seniors have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, according to a new survey by consultancy EAB. It polled 15,291 students, 40% of whom were seniors. However,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The B117 variant of the virus responsible for COVID-19 has been spreading for longer than previously known, researchers have found. The highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 variant was unknowingly spreading for months…