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The fast-growing fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are providing opportunities for well-paying jobs for millions of U.S. workers. Community colleges play an essential role in helping students acquire the knowledge and skills…

How many hours each week do you spend on creating, sharing, monitoring, evaluating and providing feedback on student activities? One survey found …

One of the most important messages from last year’s COP27 global climate summit was voiced by leaders from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). They made it clear that time…

As a shortage of workers pushes wages higher in the skilled trades, the financial return from a bachelor’s degree is softening, even as the price, and the average debt into which it plunges students, remain high.

Deaths during pregnancy and postpartum increased 35% early in the pandemic.”We suspect these deaths are just the tip of the iceberg…”…

Watch for the Universal Declaration of Ocean Rights campaign and more.

In their edited volume, Amar Bhattacharya, Homi Kharas, and John W. McArthur argue that a new narrative needs to capture the interwoven nature of the world’s climate and economic development challenges, anchored in the evolving and diverse perspectives of developing countries themselves.

The change came amid pressure from the state’s vocal fishing community.

As funders aiming to secure safety, self-determination, and freedom for all, the rising threat of surveillance cannot be ignored. The practice is more widespread than ever, and continues to harm communities at the margins, as well as those fighting for justice and liberation. On November 30, 2022, Borealis Philanthropy’s Spark Justice Fund held a teach-in for philanthropy to hear from frontline organizers and activists representing Eye on Surveillance, Mijente, and Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) on various grassroots efforts to combat both mass surveillance and incarceration. This toolkit provides an overview of learnings from this event and additional resources to help guide funders in their learning journey about the many intersections of surveillance with justice-oriented work. ACCESS THE TOOLKIT

A law that had long had bipartisan support in Congress, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), lapsed in 2011 and an agreement could not be reached to reauthorize it. But…

Companies and investors are increasingly committing to promoting gender equality. Almost 350+ AVPN members have stated gender equality as one of their priorities. As evidenced by the IFC, gender equality…