This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Each year, millions of people from countries around the world come to the United States, ranging from tourists visiting for a couple weeks to workers coming for a job to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s never been more important to take a new look at how we think about school discipline. We need to shift away from thinking of discipline as the thing you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Anyone who’s tried meditation can tell you that finding the time, space, and focus for quiet contemplation is no easy task—even when the world feels relatively calm. Today, the added…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Good governance should be celebrated. It represents a significant achievement, one to recognize and reward. The gratification of contributing to a productive board that enables an organization to advance its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At The Duke Endowment, we seek to improve the health status of the communities we serve and promote health equity for disadvantaged populations. This objective, which I believe is broadly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The day started normally. Two generations of family members gathered around a table for the annual meeting, intent on making giving decisions for the small family foundation. While only six of us,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Compared to a normal year, students learned less in 2020, were more likely to fail their classes and were less likely to be in school at all. Is this all…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the latest entry in Borealis Philanthropy’s “Storyletter” interview series, PEAK Grantmaking President and CEO Satonya Fair spoke about how PEAK has navigated the challenges of the past year, lessons learned from our racial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Thalia Jones had always liked the idea of becoming an educator. But she wanted to make sure it would be the right fit. “I needed reassurance to know that I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With our country’s growing awareness of its own deep and systemic inequities prompting long-overdue reflections about how institutions need to change, the social sector is asking important questions about who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New research from California shows a sizable decline in applications for university financial aid during the first phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. The trend among first-year college students has not…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An old friend of Robert Frost’s was driving him home on a moonlit August night, with huge stars in the sky. The friend mused, ‘On a night like this, I…