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Union College field hockey players are proving excellence extends beyond the field, with 11 student-athletes earning national academic honors this year. Three players achieved near-perfect GPAs while helping their team make history.
Superior Credit Union is opening applications for thirty $1,000 scholarships this spring, marking eight years of investing in student success. Since 2019, the foundation has awarded over $200,000 to help members pursue higher education.
While many companies fight unionization, Otis Worldwide's CEO credits her union workers with creating predictability and stronger safety standards. At a time when public approval of unions hits 68%, she's proving labor partnerships can be a competitive advantage.
Workers at Rockstar Games have formed the company's first labor union, representing employees across all five UK offices. The Rockstar Game Workers Union is fighting for better working conditions and defending 31 members who were fired last year.
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union of Ghana just won national recognition for championing labor rights and workplace harmony. With 95,000 members strong, this union is proving that fighting for fair treatment leads to real progress.
Nearly 4,000 Volkswagen workers in Tennessee just voted 96% to approve their first union contract, marking a historic breakthrough for labor organizing in the American South. The four-year deal brings significant wage increases, lower healthcare costs, and stronger job protections to a region where unions have struggled for decades.
Labor unions across Oregon have joined forces to create Climate Jobs Oregon, ensuring the clean energy transition puts working families first. The coalition aims to build a homegrown renewable energy economy with good-paying union jobs while tackling climate change and inequality.
Nearly 100 Kansas City families have joined together to demand safe housing conditions, tripling the size of a tenant union that won historic protections three years ago. The North Lawn Tenant Union is showing how organized communities can challenge powerful interests.
Rideshare drivers in Massachusetts just made history by forming the first officially recognized union for gig workers in the United States. The victory gives 70,000 Uber and Lyft drivers the power to negotiate for better pay, safety protections, and workplace dignity.
Emmy winner Andy Cohen told 3,400 Washington University graduates to measure success by happiness, community, and self-knowledge rather than money or fame. The St. Louis native shared life lessons from his journey to hosting Bravo's biggest shows.
SELCO Community Credit Union is opening applications for nearly $80,000 in scholarships for Oregon students, including high schoolers, vocational learners, and adults returning to finish their degrees. The program reflects a teacher-founded credit union's 90-year commitment to education.
U.S. soccer icon Landon Donovan opens his new memoir about battling lifelong depression and finding peace beyond fame. His journey from World Cup hero to mental health advocate shows how redefining success can save your life.
160 graduates celebrated kindness over credentials as their defining measure of success. Teachers and students shared powerful lessons about finding meaning beyond traditional achievements.
Teamsters Local 25 just handed out its largest scholarship class ever, giving $74,000 to 37 children and grandchildren of union members. Among the winners is Rachel Albernaz, a Bristol-Plymouth tech school graduate heading to college this fall.
Forty-two workers at Double Fine Productions, the beloved studio behind Psychonauts, just unionized with full support from parent company Microsoft. It's the latest win in a growing movement bringing better protections to game developers across the industry.
Nearly 70,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts just certified the first union for ride-hailing workers in American history. The victory could reshape how gig workers organize across the country.
After two rounds of layoffs, all 13 workers at Heart Machine united to form a union that their employer voluntarily recognized. The indie studio behind Hyper Light Drifter joins a growing wave of game developers protecting their careers in an industry facing massive job cuts.
Ethiopia's 7th General Election has been hailed as a major democratic milestone by the African Union, marking significant progress in the country's democratic journey. More than 60 international observers monitored the peaceful, transparent process that brought together leaders and diplomats in Addis Ababa.
The United States and African Union just agreed to create a new working group focused on building roads, energy systems, and digital networks across Africa. The partnership aims to replace traditional aid with profitable investments that create jobs on both continents.
New psychology research reveals that the ability to tolerate boredom and delay gratification predicts long-term success better than IQ or talent. The findings challenge popular self-improvement advice and highlight two unglamorous habits that separate high achievers from everyone else.
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