By Professor R. Shaughnessy Many women in and around the city of Chiapas, San Cristobal de las Cases (or Tzotzil), make traditional women’s clothing for sale in their communities and beyond. These indigenous designs, which typically include bright flowers on a white fabric, are passed down from generation to generation Read more…
By Professor Dennis R. Shaughnessy Earlier this month Amazon announced it would increase its internal minimum wage for full-time, part-time and seasonal employees to $15 per hour. That’s more than twice the Federal minimum wage. As many as 250,000 employees will get a raise starting November 1, with many “blue collar” Read more…
By Sophie Kelly Dr. Urvashi Sahni is the persistent and brave trailblazer behind Prerna Girls School in Lucknow, India. She is a social entrepreneur, women’s rights activist, and a leading expert in school governance, curriculum reform, and teacher training. As the founding President and CEO of the Study Hall Educational Read more…
By Charlotte Fall India, home to almost 1.4 billion people, holds one-third of the world’s poor. Living on less than $1.90 a day, or the international poverty line established by the World Bank, causes citizens to live in severe conditions, lacking access to basic survival necessities such as water, food, Read more…
By Ally Barth Twenty hours of travel later, we stepped off the plane to a harmonious chorus of “Happy Birthday!” Of course, it was nobody’s birthday, but our South African companions were passionate about properly welcoming us to their country, American-style. After one intensive week hard at work, we finally Read more…
By Maria Bermudez Pizano September 25th, 2018 marked the third year anniversary since the establishment of the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs. Created to address the most pressing challenges of our time, these goals aim to build a better, sustainable future for everyone. By targeting the areas such as education, Read more…