Commentary - America's Future

By Ericka Andersen • Aug 25,2020 Career Advice

Why Millennials Go the Way of Self Employment

Years ago, the path to a prosperous life meant heading to college and securing a good job that you might keep for the entirety of your career. Job security was...

By Claire Kittle Dixon • Aug 25,2020 Career Advice

Lessons from an Old Jeep Wrangler: Upgrades for Your Organization’s Hiring Process

I drive an old Jeep Wrangler. No, I mean old. It’s adorned with scratches, dents, rust spots, classic bumper stickers, and faded upholstery. Patches cover holes in the seats and the...

By Peter Lipsett • Aug 21,2020 Leadership

Young Philanthropist Lessons from Ty Cobb

Losing baseball was among the biggest blows for the pandemic. For me, nothing beats an evening sipping a drink on the porch listening to my Atlanta Braves play. My kids...

By AF Editors • Aug 19,2020 AF Community

Weekly Writers Round-Up: Economic Recovery, Campus Racism, and Better Presidential Debates

Each week, we’ll be featuring opinion pieces from the alumni and current participants of AF’s Writing Fellows Program. A few highlights from the past week are below. Do you dream...

By Savannah Lindquist • Aug 18,2020 Culture

Reflecting on 100 Years of Women’s Voting Rights

As our country celebrates the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment, I’ve found myself reflecting on what this centennial celebration means to me. As a millennial woman,...

By Cindy Cerquitella • Aug 14,2020 Culture

Learn it, Live it, Love it: The Big World Edition

Learn It: Over the last week, in response to a presumed rigged election, massive protests have broken out in Belarus, often considered the last dictatorship in Europe. These protests have...