Human Services

The work done by big-data scholars is helping to call attention to the challenges of improving upward mobility and is creating a bright future for active changes in socioeconomic challenges in communities today.

While working for the City of Lansing’s Department of Neighborhoods and Citizen Engagement (DNCE) back in summer 2018, my colleagues and I realized something was amiss with our Neighborhood Advisory Board Grants program. The…

India is facing a job crisis. In November 2022, the unemployment rate in the country rose to 8 percent—the highest in three months. According to a statistical profile on unemployment in India from…

Regulators repeatedly documented — but did little to address — problems at a Houston-area tank farm.

Most new “free college” programs cover only the tuition still outstanding after federal aid is used up. That still often leaves low-income students with other expenses — such as housing, books and transportation — uncovered.

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A growing line of research takes a closer look at income data to uncover significant differences among students whose families are considered economically disadvantaged.

It may not be as dramatic as when the West burns, but an unusually warm, dry winter driven by climate change could make fire season longer and more intense.

A digest of events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism from and about rural America, by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, based at the University of Kentucky. Links may expire, require subscription or go…

For true buy-in and successful implementation, DEI initiatives need buy-in from everyone within your organization.

Ride-sharing platforms outperform taxis in coping with urban emergencies, largely due to the benefits of technology, a new study shows.

Unjust fines and fees on working families, coupled by the egregious practices used to collect them, systematically strips wealth and well-being from communities.