Is water a human right or a commodity? It’s treated like both.

Cheryl Bridges broke the world record for the marathon in 1971, the year before Title IX was passed. When Bridges, now Cheryl Treworgy,  started running as a girl in the 1960s, there were no girls’ track or cross country teams.

When Title IX was passed in 1972, it opened doors to athletics that had been closed to girls and women. Many of the girls’ and women’s teams that are common at high schools and universities today didn’t exist back then.

What makes an athlete an athlete? Is it talent and ability, or is it something less overt—like what you put into it or what you get out of it? Some seemingly atypical athletes are working to make their sports more welcoming to people who don’t fit the stereotypical mold.

This baseball season, the sleeve of the Cleveland Indians’ uniform displays “Chief Wahoo” –  a caricature of a Native American with red skin and a toothy smile. But the team is removing it from the uniform, starting in 2019.

As industry leaders, how associations respond to sexual harassment matters—to the individual and to their community. Associations are facing challenging questions about how to set the bar for acceptable conduct in their field, enforce fair policies, and promote a positive professional culture that attracts the best talent.

The world of association learning is changing, with new types of content being delivered in new formats. But what are learners actually getting out of them? While the traditional lecture format is familiar, it allows only surface learning, experts say. And associations can do better.

Last month, 120 climbers descended on Horse Pens 40 in Steele, Alabama, for the first-ever large-scale celebration of diversity in climbing: the Color the Crag Festival.

Even before dozens were killed and hundreds injured when a gunman sprayed bullets over Las Vegas concertgoers October 1, associations in the meetings and exhibitions space were working with law enforcement authorities to develop plans for enhanced security at conferences and other meetings.

What makes a strong leader in sustainability? Work in sustainability entails immense challenges, and much of the area is uncharted. To navigate it, strong leadership is essential.

This husband-and-wife duo runs the creative agency Distinct Life, whose work ranges from consulting and social media management for the social services agency Wolverine Human Services in Detroit to consulting for Comedy Central's show "Detroiters."

Baby boomers make up the largest portion of many associations’ members. As they retire, associations aim to appeal to the millennials who are poised to take their place.

Green spaces in a community are important, and not just because they look nice. That's why the city of Dearborn is full of parks and green spaces, from small pocket parks to the 300-acre Environmental Study Area at the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus, according to Dearborn Sustainability Coordinator Dave Norwood.

Michigan’s Thumb covers 150 miles of shoreline. The area gets less glory than some other areas of the Mitten State, but it’s no less impressive. Here are some hidden gems, as well as some well-known attractions that live up to their reputation.

Kids who spend  time in wild nature reap all kinds of benefits, including improved physical and mental health, lower stress, and higher confidence. Yet many kids and their families have never camped nor hiked. The biggest  barrier to getting in the woods? The significant cost of outdoor gear. Now, “gear libraries” across the United States are addressing this challenge by enabling many organizations serving youths to use borrowed gear—for free.

Mapping Deeper Connections to Nature Through Outdoor Afro

We are killing our planet. Of course, it’s not quite that simple, but, as acclaimed writer Elizabeth Kolbert explains in her Pulitzer-Prize-winning book The Sixth Extinction, humans are to blame for the impending mass extinction that will spell the end of many of the world’s species.

More than 1,000 eighth graders in the Grand Rapids Public Schools will get a chance to see their city from a new perspective next week: from a canoe. A program called Canoemobile , which brings canoes to urban areas across the country for hands-on learning experiences, is setting up at Riverside Park May 8 to 12. Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation is funding the program, which will include canoeing and other educational activities, such as learning about the river, water-quality testing, hiking,

At 20 state parks and recreation areas across southern Michigan, groups of volunteer stewards regularly roll up their sleeves to help protect and restore natural areas.