This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Savvy philanthropists know that change takes time. Whatever your political or philosophical beliefs, moving the legal or cultural norms of a country is no mean feat. A case in point:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, launched in 2007, is meant for students who have gone on to teach, work for nonprofits, or work for the government. The program is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This week the Republican senators Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue of Georgia introduced a bill that they said would cut legal immigration to the United States by 50…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite its unusual unveiling at the White House, presidential endorsement, and significant media coverage, a new Senate Republican bill proposing dramatic cuts to legal permanent immigration is unlikely to gain…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Conferring legal status on young unauthorized immigrants brought to the U.S. as children—a group referred to as DREAMers—has been the subject of legislation in Congress since 2001. In 2012, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amid the torrent of pleas to President Trump this week to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) are letters written by several university presidents. In a noteworthy showing of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since its launch by the Obama administration in August 2012, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has provided work authorization and a two-year reprieve from deportation to nearly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is an old rhymed couplet that states, “Man may work from sun to sun, but women’s work is never done.” Today we might want to update this to say:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In January, rumors swirled that the art collector and patron Agnes Gund had sold her prized 1962 Roy Lichtenstein “Masterpiece” for a whopping $150 million, placing it among the 15…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The damage that Hurricane Harvey is doing to the greater Houston area raises haunting memories of the devastation that New Orleans faced in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Once the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The year 2002 marked the first year the Human Rights Campaign released their Corporate Equality Index, a yearly ranking of the LGBTQ-friendliness of companies based on their non-discrimination policies and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With laid-off workers by his side at campaign rallies, Donald Trump pledged to preserve “U.S. jobs for U.S. workers.” True to that promise, since assuming office, President Trump has issued…