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From relapse to redemption: How one man mobilized thousands into action

Learn how William Burt's mobile barbershop is helping serve people in underserved communities & inspiring others.

Dr. Oz interviews Alice Johnson—formerly incarcerated grandmother, now a criminal justice advocate

Dr. Oz interviewed Alice Marie Johnson, a formerly incarcerated grandmother turned criminal justice advocate. Click to learn more.

Call to action: How business can best help people during the coronavirus pandemic

How can business best help people during the coronavirus pandemic? Click to learn more about how businesses can do their part.

Getting money to the families who need it most

Stand Together initiative #GiveTogetherNow is getting money to families who need it most. Click to learn more about the campaign.

Revolutionizing learning with free “intelligent” textbooks

Since 2012, OpenStax, developed at Rice University in Houston, Texas, has helped 9 million students get a college education by offering free textbooks online. That’s no small matter, given that the cost of textbooks rose a whopping 1,041 percent from 1977 to 2015.

Free textbooks and online resources during the COVID-19 pandemic

To aid the transition to online learning, OpenStax is supplying free textbooks and online resources for teachers & students.