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Anonymous Donor Pays Off Student Debt for Entire 2022 College Class in Texas
Students at a Texas College graduated last week not only with their diplomas but with their balances cleared suddenly by an anonymous donor.
More than...
Students in Five Chicago High Schools Surprised With Free College Ride–All Expenses Paid–And For Some Parents, Too
Students at five Chicago Public Schools this week got the news that all their college tuition will be paid for—along with room and board,...
College Seniors Fix Erosion in New Orleans By Resuming Citywide Bottle Recycling to Crush Them For Sand
It was during a conversation over a bottle of wine, one which they knew would simply end up in a landfill, that a pair...
Bank That Lost 66 Workers on 9/11 has Paid for All Their Kids to Go to College
We’re reposting this on the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. The story—originally published in 2015—is featured in the GNN paperback book—a collection...
Afghan All-Girls Robotics Team Offered College Scholarships, Says Oklahoma Mom Who Helped Them Escape Taliban
There may be no force more powerful than maternal instinct. An Oklahoma mom, who's come to think of some gifted Afghan girls as adopted...
Walmart Announces Plan to Pay 100% of College Tuition Plus Books For Its Workers
Walmart will be investing nearly $1 billion over the next five years in career-driven training and development for its workers.
The largest U.S. private employer,...
College Student Goes Viral When Bystander Catches Him Giving Belongings Away to Homeless Man
When American artistic icon Andy Warhol made the 1968 pronouncement, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes,” no-one knew how close...
Inspiring College Principal Converts 8 Acres of Treeless Land into Mini Forest and Orchard on India Campus
This blog was submitted to GNN by one of our readers for publishing. If you have an interesting story of kindness or positivity, be...
She’s Starting College at Age 12, With Plans to Be a NASA Engineer
Over the course of the pandemic, the landscape of education has drastically changed, but that hasn’t kept one brilliant girl whose dreams have never...
Doctors Thought He Would Never Walk or Talk, Watch His Reaction to Getting Accepted to College
Kevin Mager was born without the part of his brain that connects the two hemispheres—and doctors suggested he would never walk or talk.
But today,...
60 Years Ago He Couldn’t Afford College–Now He’s Donating $20M to Fulfill the Dreams of Students Today
While countless brilliant men and women don’t have college diplomas, their achievements often speak for themselves. Still, having access to higher education can be...
Two Colleges in Ohio See How Much They Can Out-Tip One Another at Restaurants—Raising $34,000 for Workers
College rivalries can lead to fierce competition on and off the playing field. While excesses of energetic team spirit have historically led to frivolous...
Yale is Offering Its Popular Happiness Course to Some High School Students for Free — Including College Credit
In 2018, Yale Professor Laurie Santos introduced a new course, “Psychology and the Good Life,” to address the growing mental health needs of students...
Garment Workers Are Now Being Educated in Bangladesh So They Can Go to College
One of the first lessons those who sew garments for mass markets learn is that they must follow the pattern. It’s a tedious, repetitive...
College Students Invent Device That Curbs Microplastics Emitted From Tires–And They Won a Dyson Award
Microplastics emitted from vehicle tires as they wear down is a growing pollution problem. In fact, tire particles are the second-largest microplastic pollutant in our...
Hormel Foods to Provide Free College Education to Children of All Its 16,000 Employees
Hormel Foods announced last week that it will begin offering two years of free college tuition to all the children of their American employees...
To Eliminate Plastic, College Grad Designs Ramen Packaging That Dissolves in Hot Water
After spending countless nights in college eating ramen noodles, this design student came up with an ingenious replacement for its plastic packaging.
‘Humble Bus Driver’ Uses Lockdown and Constant Nudges From Students to Finally Get College Degree
A ‘humble school bus driver’ Clayton Ward credits the high school teens he transported for helping him rediscover his dream of earning a college degree.
For the Last 20 Years, College Professor Has Been Helping Intelligent Lab Rats Find Good Homes
Every year, Dr. Richard Hein's students at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay adopt the lab rats used to study physiology and reflexology.
Anonymous Donors Pay Off Millions in Student Debt for 400 Low-Income College Graduates
After the students were informed of the generous donation over a Zoom call, many of the graduates were left crying tears of joy.