As DEI policies come under legal attack, philanthropic donors consider how to adapt

NEW YORK (AP) — Foundations and major donors aren’t just watching court cases like the Supreme Court’s June decision ending affirmative action at universities, the ongoing lawsuit against a grant program aimed at supporting Black women entrepreneurs, and other legal challenges targeting corporate diversity programs. They are mobilizing to respond. Some nonprofits are financially supporting … Read more

Defining Plagiarism, How to Avoid It

It has become easy for students to find and copy published material. But copying another person’s writing without giving them credit can get students and other scholars into big trouble. Copying another person’s writing without crediting them is called plagiarism. Recently, the leader of Harvard University stepped down over problems related to the use of … Read more

How to Invest Dividends, According to Morningstar’s…

Disclaimer: Mo is a beta version AI research assistant built on the Morningstar Intelligence Engine that can answer questions using Morningstar articles and research. Mo is designed to surface and summarise Morningstar’s independent insights in a digestible format for investors and investment professionals. Mo cannot give investment advice. Like other AI, Mo sometimes get facts … Read more

What to say instead of ‘you can do anything’

Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | Digitalvision | Getty Images Despite your instincts, telling your child that they can do “anything” can be counterproductive. “‘You can do anything,’ is positive, but it’s very generalized,” according to Joanna North, a consultant psychotherapist. “I think that we need to draw it down to specifics for children, and [find] … Read more

What to ask kids instead of ‘how was school?’

Courtney Hale | E+ | Getty Images “How was school?” and “How was your day?” aren’t the best questions to ask children after a day at school, according to psychologists. “‘How was your day?’ could mean 100 things,” Dr. Linda Papadopoulos, a psychologist, author and broadcaster, told CNBC by phone. “Those very wide questions are … Read more