This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “I couldn’t decide between Mr. or Ms., so I’m just choosing Dr.” This was my standard joke for breaking the news that I was returning to school for my doctorate.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This report offers insight on how local grantmakers and governments can intentionally create community-based solutions to decrease social isolation. • What role can donor investment play in addressing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and a national reckoning with racial injustice in the United States, many educators have called for an increased focus on non-academic, social-emotional learning (SEL) and equity…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Not so long ago, it seemed the data on COVID-19 held a degree of comfort when it came to children: not too many of them got infected, fewer still got…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In early 2020, the COVID-19 global pandemic was touted as “the great equalizer.” As COVID-19 cases rose and the global death toll dominated daily headlines, things never seemed so daunting. Nobody…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Noël Harmon, PhD, president and executive director of Asian Pacific Islander American Scholars (APIA Scholars), believes that all Asian and Pacific Islander Americans should have access to higher education and resources…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just ahead of the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly that opens on Tuesday, leaders of the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations — grant makers that have committed billions of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the World Food Programme (WFP), hunger has been on the rise since 2015 and, by 2020, 768 million people are chronically suffering from the problem. In the same…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After two years of disrupted schooling, most everyone planned for in-person classes and a return to some normalcy. But the highly transmissible Delta variant is complicating those plans as it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It was 1 a.m. when Oscar Sampayo first saw the death threat against him. He was home alone, like he had been for most of quarantine. Signed by the paramilitary…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For Americans wary of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, like the sweeping requirements President Joe Biden announced Sept. 9, 2021, it seems there are plenty of leaders offering ways to get exemptions…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The debate over critical race theory has played out in TV studios, school board meetings and state legislatures across the U.S. It has also found its way into churches. The…