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Home Equity Investment Loans: Subprime Balloon Mortgages Coming to a Neighborhood near You
Alys Cohen writes about the risks of a mortgage loan product that is quickly scaling across the nation.
Office-to-Housing Conversions: Leveraging Two Crises to Better U.S. Communities
Architect Michael Bohn writes about the potential of office-to-housing conversions.
A Cheat Sheet to the Trump Accreditation Overhaul
The Trump administration proposes sweeping changes to college accreditation that would reshape oversight, accountability, and institutional governa...
AFRICOM Confirms 63 Strikes in Somalia in 2026
Future Security Director David Sterman explores the data on U.S. strikes in Somalia.
21 States Submitted Combined WIOA-Perkins Plans. Will This Lead to Systems Change?
In 2024 only eight states combined WIOA-Perkins plans. According to ED and DOL, this jump means that more states wi...
Career Advising Happens Everywhere 鈥 Is Your State Prepared?
Colorado and Massachusetts are expanding the role of advising to ensure every adult is prepared to support students plan for their future.
Tech for the People, by the People: From Tracking Antarctic Seals to Wrangling America鈥檚 Water Data with EmmaLi Tsai
EmmaLi Tsai discusses her fieldwork, how it鈥檚 impacted her views on maximizing environmental progress, and what she...
Comedian Jordan Carlos on Saving Your Marriage Through “Choreplay”
Better Life Lab’s Haley Swenson interviews standup comic and TV writer Jordan Carlos about his new book for men on sharing the invisible work...