Tag: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
3 takeaways from Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott teaming up...
Tessa Skidmore, IUPUI and Jacqueline Ackerman, IUPUI
Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott, two of the biggest U.S. donors,...
A window into the hearts and minds of billionaire donors
Hans Peter Schmitz, University of San Diego
As the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic toll increases, many billionaires and their foundations are making very public efforts to...
What happens to charitable giving when the economy falters?
Patrick Rooney, IUPUI and Jon Bergdoll, IUPUI
As the new coronavirus pandemic sends the economy into a tailspin, Patrick Rooney, an economist at the Indiana...
Gates launches lobbying arm – higher education on agenda
Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University
Bill and Melinda Gates have launched a lobbying group in part to drive their agenda on education.
The move comes as Congress...
Trump’s global gag order: 5 questions answered
Maureen Miller, Columbia University Medical Center
Editor’s note: President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order that media reports say could obstruct nearly...