“Find your passion!” Whether we hear it from our parents, teachers, bosses or college commencement speakers, this injunction is woven into the fabric of American culture. It is well-intended and meant ...

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Imagine you’re hiring for a job or admitting students to a college: One applicant expresses great passion for the work, while another points to family encouragement to attend that institution or ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Dr. Andrew Gentry was a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for a decade. He’s in his third year at the Alabama School of Math and Science. Here is what he’s ...

The phrase “thank God it’s Friday” didn’t emerge from nowhere. It has become the norm, in our society, to dread work. Everywhere we go, we see people who are caught doing something that they don’t ...