Tag: Nonprofits
How college towns could benefit more from throngs of student volunteers
Jennifer A. Jones, University of Florida
Millions of college students volunteer at soup kitchens, animal shelters and other nonprofits near where they go to school....
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...
Should the NRA fear losing its ‘nonprofit status’?
Philip Hackney, University of Pittsburgh
Oliver North sought a second term as president of the National Rifle Association.
It was not to be.
NRA first Vice...
How bankruptcy can help USA Gymnastics and the Boy Scouts compensate...
Pamela Foohey, Indiana University
USA Gymnastics and the Boy Scouts of America sex abuse scandals have rocked communities nationwide. Revelations regarding decades of the sexual...
Federal funding for higher ed comes with strings attached, but is...
Jason Alix Coupet, North Carolina State University
When nonprofit colleges and universities get federal funding for research and to support students, do government regulations make...
What criminal conspiracy charges against an alleged Russian spy might mean...
Brian Galle, Georgetown University
Editor’s note: U.S. authorities have arrested Mariia Butina, a Russian advocate for firearms ownership also known as Maria. In a criminal...
Why turning homelessness into a crime is cruel and costly
Joseph W. Mead, Cleveland State University and Sara Rankin, Seattle University
Increasingly, local laws punish Americans who are homeless.
By severely restricting or even barring the...
Spotting the political calculus behind some acts of corporate charity
Raymond Fisman, Boston University
Over the past few years, I have teamed up with fellow economists Marianne Bertrande, Matilde Bombardini and Francesco Trebbi to look...
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Backlash and gender fatigue. Why progress on gender equality has slowed
Sue Williamson, UNSW
We are in the midst of an outpouring of feminist activism kicked off by the pink pussy hat movement in the United...
