This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The difference between creativity and innovation is execution. While creativity is generating valuable and novel ideas, innovation is about successfully implementing those ideas, turning concepts into fully workable solutions. But while innovation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After declaring the climate crisis to be a top priority of his administration, President Joe Biden recently solidified his greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets as part of a major global summit. The…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, mental health and addiction challenges have emerged as a major health crisis. Katherina ‘Kat’ M. Rosqueta, founding executive director of the Center for High Impact…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Among its many effects, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the experiences of many college students, preventing them from attending on-campus classes or experiencing traditional internships. At Oberlin College, third-year students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT) is working to provide small farmers in Iowa with affordable land that improves environmental resources and access to fresh produce. “Our food dollars travel…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Melanie Anderson grew up in the West Texas Trans-Pecos area (Midland), part of the Chihuahua desert which is the largest desert in North America. The Midland-Odessa area, known as the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. LISC’s CEO explains the how and why of the LISC Rural Promise , our organization-wide commitment to achieve 20 percent of our community development impact in rural America over the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The threat of flooding is increasing in every region of the United States as a warming atmosphere makes precipitation events more extreme and contributes to sea-level rise. Floods are the costliest natural disaster threat…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a partisan divide has existed over the appropriate government response to the public health crisis. Democrats have been more likely to favor stricter policies such as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the past year, nearly 3 million women have left the labor force due to the pandemic and resulting economic recession. At the same time, due to the pandemic, many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At least 23 children have died in Texas’ long-term foster care system since summer 2019, according to a new report by court-appointed monitors for state agencies in charge of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Biden administration is holding tens of thousands of asylum-seeking children in an opaque network of some 200 facilities that spans two dozen states and includes five shelters with more…