The numerous accommodations and modifications that teachers make for students often amount to a lengthy list. These adjustments can involve altering not only instruction but also...
Maybe I am a hopeless romantic, but I believe that workplace environments are akin in many ways to romantic relationships. If we spend the majority of...
On August 12, 2020, Gordon Wayne began a 16 day, 550-mile trek from Virginia to Boston College, all on foot. At first glance, Gordon may appear...
Who (or what) comes to your mind when you think about active listening? For me, I think about my girlfriend Jo. She gives her complete attention...
The rapid spread of COVID-19 across the United States caused a serious disruption in the daily lives of most American workers. Although many people are able...
The Sierra Club did something very difficult: it admitted it had a problem. The long-standing conservation organization released a statement acknowledging the prejudices of its founder...
If you are a social worker, you probably know better than anyone just how much pressure has been put on professionals since the Covid-19 crisis began....
Traditionally, academics and policymakers have determined whether an individual or family can afford to live somewhere by simply dividing their housing costs by their income. If...
When it comes to Covid-19, unlike manliness, different approaches can be measured objectively by numbers of cases and deaths. By that measure, the heads of state...
COVID-19 has proven to be a worldwide tragedy. Four billion people are now under orders to stay at home. As of this writing, nearly two million...
As we begin a new decade, 2020 is testing the mental health of humanity. After the world mourned the loss of Kobe Bryant to start the...
Over the past week, President Trump has repeatedly referred to COVID-19 as the “Chinese Virus.” The virus, first reported in China in November, has now spread...
From the U.S. travel ban to the rise of anti-immigrant populists in Europe, politicians often decry migration in times of moral and economic crisis. Controversies can...
Now is the time to contribute to one of the largest platforms on earth in order to implement changes that benefit all. For the first time,...
Today (10 May 2019) legislation was passed in the Scottish Parliament to ensure more child witnesses are able to pre-record evidence ahead of a jury trial,...
As it turns out, the behaviour of people around us is contagious. This is truer the closer these relationships are – we are much more influenced...
“Logic clearly dictates the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few” – Dr. Spock (Star Trek) This quote is at the heart of...
Most of us have been there – you look in your diary, see that you have a review case conference for a particular family in a...
A new Merrill Lynch study conducted in partnership with Age Wave, “Women and Financial Wellness: Beyond the Bottom Line,” celebrates the progress made by women while...
On this International Women’s Day, let’s applaud the advances made in the fight against gender-based violence this year, but also look to the work that still...
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Conversations about police violence are happening all over the world from the killing of Mr. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Jacob...
We’re all public health nerds now, and many of us have stepped up our games when it comes to washing...
The Tourette Association of America (TAA), the premier national nonprofit organization serving the Tourette Syndrome (TS) and Tic Disorder community,...
On May 15, 2020, Rep. Karen Bass, co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, and Rep. Gwen Moore will...