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In college basketball, the NIL era is redrawing the competitive map. Revenue sharing agreements and the transfer portal are concentrating talent at programs with the deepest pockets, leaving mid-major schools increasingly unable to hold onto their best players. The economics of amateur athletics have fundamentally shifted.
Shifting to philanthropy, Mackenzie Scott remains one of the most consequential donors in modern history. After her divorce from Jeff Bezos granted her roughly thirty-eight billion dollars in Amazon stock, she moved aggressively to redistribute that wealth. A new close read of her post-divorce writing sheds light on how she thinks about money, obligation, and legacy.
And on the labor front, employers are raising persistent concerns about Gen Z's readiness for the professional world. National nonprofit Genesys Works is stepping into that gap, training young people in workplace fundamentals — from email etiquette to professional communication — before they ever set foot in a corporate office. The program argues the problem is exposure, not ambition.
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