Recent Articles

• Puzzling for learning: Quick brown foxes and lazy dogs

  Debra Josephson Abrams Education

  In my previous article, I wrote about the value of Wordsmith.org, a website that offers 22 years (and counting) worth of linguistic goodies in one simple package. Wordsmith.org offers "A Word a Day," a daily email of theme-based words, their definition(s), pronunciation, usage and etymology. A recent theme — "Playing with Words" — inspired me to develop activities based on the words.

• Canned shooting is not hunting

  John McAdams Recreation & Leisure

  ​Canned shooting is a controversial and commonly misunderstood topic that is often confused with tro​phy hunting. While they may seem similar to the uninformed, they are actually two completely different activities without much in common.

• The home-sharing economy: Users growing, but still not for everyone

  Esther Cho Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  Airbnb, HomeAway, FlipKey — these companies are all part of the fast-growing home-sharing economy, and they're creating a noticeable shift in the lodging industry. So who exactly uses these services, and what compels them to do so?

• Tools make it possible, but people make it happen

  Randall Craig Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  If there has been one significant change in the area of marketing and engagement, it is the almost complete ubiquity of "programs." Some of them have names everyone knows like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube. Others have names like Salesforce, Marketo, Dynamics or iMIS.

• Metals Thoughts: Carried away

  Brad Yates Natural Resources

  ​Metals had a tough month of May, with speculative positioning running out, hawkish FOMC minutes, the dollar strengthening and then breaking the 50 DMA to the downside. Fed chair Janet Yellen's comments Friday at Harvard made it clear that at least July (if not June) is a live meeting, and the market had to immediately reprice the curve.

• 10 cost-saving tech tools to help nonprofits

  William D. Pawlucy Association Management

  Nonprofit technology budgets are shrinking, but the need for robust technologies is growing. Organizations with both small and large budgets can benefit from these 10 tools that can help collect data, improve communications and provide additional capacity.

• You can’t do communications alone

  Mark MacDonald Religious Community

  Of all the leaders in a church, business administrators understand that more is accomplished when a team of experts can lead you through the many twists of ministry. Church communications is one of those complex paths. Don’t try to do it alone. Oh sure, you can try, but you’ll end up wasting money on employees who don’t fit your ministry, a website that doesn’t function properly, or a team of unfocused people that wants to change everything for the sake of "new and different." Here are five surprising ways that "outsiders" help achieve effective church communications.

• Bike share programs gaining traction across the country

  Bob Kowalski Transportation Technology & Automotive

  Bike share programs are growing in popularity and availability across the country. That’s not surprising, considering that the efforts combine exercise, eco-friendliness and sharing while reducing traffic congestion — all laudable qualities. On the surface, bike share seems like a no-brainer. Compared to other forms of public transit, it puts destination in the control of the users, who can travel when and where they want. It requires no additional infrastructure as would a new rail system. Who in good conscience could be against all of that?

• Why the upcoming nursing shortage is so unhealthy

  Scott E. Rupp Healthcare Administration

  Georgetown University researchers say that a nursing shortage, a constant point of contention for at least the last decade, will see a lack of more than 190,000 nurses in less than four years. They predict that the shortage will be a result of several factors, including an aging population, the number of nurses who are nearing retirement and a shortage of nursing faculty to train new nurses. Here's why this is important.

• What’s next for TSA after security head’s ouster?

  Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & Automotive

  Headaches from long lines and staffing problems at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have led to the replacement of its head of security as it urgently seeks a solution to the issues and criticisms faced over recent weeks. The decision was recently made to replace Kelly Hoggan, not because of any wrongdoing, it was claimed, but because a "different approach" was needed in order to get the organization back on track and deal with mounting pressure from the public and airlines.

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