This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With more than 18 months of the pandemic in the rearview mirror, researchers have been steadily gathering new and important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s understandable to come out of 20 years of funding cycles with a new perspective on grantmaking. For one Portland-based organization, these shifts in perspective have driven consistent and drastic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent dramatic dip in male college enrollment and graduation flushed out multiple academic experts to explain why. The academics sound smart, and they all offer valid pieces of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Leadership within the social sector today is as challenging as ever. As a generation of long-tenured executives steadily matriculate out of institutional leadership roles, staff, boards and representatives from all…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Brevity and Wit, author Minal Bopaiah’s strategy and design firm, could also be a good description of the way in which Bopaiah addresses the complicated concepts in her book, Equity: How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students attending large lectures online ask significantly more questions than do students who attend in person, research finds. During COVID-19, many instructors have learned to teach via Zoom and Teams. In the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Feed the Fridge, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit organization, is helping to alleviate food insecurity while keeping restaurants in business. The organization operates by placing refrigerators around the D.C. metro area and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year, the coronavirus pandemic forced us to make a host of adjustments to our regular behaviors. But these abruptly adopted lifestyle changes may have also contributed to something unexpected: the largest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Venus Moore had been released from the California psychiatric hospital where she was confined for years. But she was far from free. The pandemic was raging, and her sister could…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. All children deserve to be protected from harm. The health of our children is only possible when each and every one is protected. And yet, far too many children and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Widespread protests following the killing of George Floyd on May 25 by a Minneapolis police officer have brought renewed attention to the long legacy of U.S. police brutality—amidst a raging Covid-19 pandemic—the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the United States, the criminal justice system is one of many public institutions whose workings span multiple jurisdictions. If you’ve been arrested and served jail time, it’s not uncommon…