As we have said about special months dedicated to specific causes, we feel the same about “special” days. We applaud these campaigns for their ability to raise awareness. We also…

We have written about athletes and diabetes before (March 8, 2010 and Aug. 22, 2009). We are now coming to the end of National Diabetes Awareness Month. As we also…

Earlier this year we wrote about the winner of Trusted Sports’ High School Rudy Awards.  The Awards “honor student-athletes who most completely represent the ‘Rudy’ on their team…someone whose contribution…

Michael Jordan has trouble not being in the public eye. His recent comments about Kobe Bryant and about scoring 100 points in a game? Not needed. But there was something…

The good folks at Change.org have once again organized a collective effort, Blog Action Day 2010. The topic this year is Water. We also will be participating on October 15th….

Recess is defined as a “temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.” During our school years, recess was seen as a time to free our minds and…

I am pretty set on having the World Cup in the U.S. in 2022. May seem like a long way off but the decision to pick a host is much…

We are introducing a new feature at SDG. When we see a worthwhile news story, we will include it but not always offer any commentary. We will just report the…

A quick note about CSR (okay, it really means corporate social responsibility :-)). In one of the classes I teach we spoke about CSR and ethics in the world of…

We highlight a story from my alma mater, Georgetown, which is representative of activity we are seeing with high school and college age individuals. So many from these groups are…