University of Iowa Center for Advancement capitalized on the alumni response to a simple question posted to its Facebook page on National Pizza Day in 2021: "Where was your favorite place to get pizza as a student?"

What is race equity as it applies to education institutions? How are advancement teams approaching this work, which experts say involves a wholesale transformation of organizational cultures? How are institutions and individuals moving forward in the name of equity? 

In too many organizations, advancement is lagging on diversity, equity, and inclusion when it should be leading—and leading proactively. To build inclusive cultures and achieve real success in DEI objectives, advancement teams have to move from awareness to assessment to understanding. It's action with accountability. In this book excerpt, Angelique Grant and Ronald J. Schiller share key steps for leaders to do that.

The digital divide has been adversely affecting low-income, minority, and rural students for decades. How has increased reliance on remote learning, forced by the coronavirus pandemic, further exposed the divide for those in higher education and how are advancement personnel helping to solve this problem?

The University of Illinois Foundation's chatbot, silent reading parties for UCLA alumni, Minecraft graduations, virtual potlucks for advancement staff, and more.

Amid tight budgets, a shifting readership, and the drive for engaging online content—is print dead? The answer, by all accounts, is no. Print is alive and well. Alumni and school magazines have stayed relevant and resonant with audiences by leveraging the strengths of print and strategically grappling with cost challenges.

A college president hits the road for an RV trip, a day in the life of Creighton University's therapy dog, inside Princeton University's #TellUsTigers storytelling project, and more.