By Jack Day “As a business leader it’s really important that you’re able to clearly communicate what you’re trying to go get done and inspire people. The best way to disrupt something is to understand it thoroughly.” Words of wisdom from Charles Thornburgh, founder and CEO of Civitas Learning. Together with friend Mark Miliron the…
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Temple Grandin Shows Why Autism Doesn’t Have to be a Set Back
By Richard K. Noots People everywhere have Autism, and we aren’t really sure why. I mean, there are numerous causes and huge variations (Autism is a spectrum of things, and not caused by vaccines) which make it hard to pinpoint one thing and say “that’s it!” What we do know is that people with Autism can…
Bet You Never Did Anything Like This in College!
By Richard K. Noots A group of students known as Plan have started an idea that could change colleges forever. While one student was walking to his dorm, he noticed a perfectly good futon sitting in the dumpster. Undeterred, he scooped it out and decided to use it for his future apartment. What he also noticed however, was that all of the…
A Tragic Event Eventually Leads to More Than Light at the End Of Tunnel For This Military Daughter
By Jack Day Free and clear. That is the best way to describe Rhea Shannon’s future after CNN reported her student debt story on the air and JP Morgan Chase paid it off. Of course it came at the cost of her father’s life. Rhea’s dad was killed while serving in Afghanistan, cutting short the…
He Might Be Famous For His Crazy Antics, But He’s Dead Serious When it Comes to Cancer
By Anne Cacherell In the effort to raise cancer awareness, Will Ferrell played every position on the field for 10 different teams in 5 different baseball games all in one day. HBO’s Funny or Die and Major League Baseball covered the whole stunt. Ferrell is raising funds for Cancer for College, a foundation that helps…
These Toronto Kids Know How to Handle Winter
By Richard K. Noots These Canadians really know how to handle winter. Apparently, over a thousand students gather for one of the biggest, most dramatic snowball fights I have ever seen in my life. I’d love to be a part of this, however I would not want to handle their winter. Instead, I’ll just make a cup of hot chocolate and watch this video again….
