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Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range...

Millennials, also known as Generation Y (often shortened to Gen Y), are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers...

International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working...

A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within...

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (/ˈrʌdjərd/ RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He...

Teetotalism is the practice or promotion of total personal abstinence from the consumption of alcohol, specifically in alcoholic drinks. A person who practices...

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was...

YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120...

Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night"...

Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives for the public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with...

An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is...

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest...

A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy...

Liberal arts education (from Latin liberalis 'free' and ars 'art or principled practice') is the traditional academic course in Western higher education...

Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education that are not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments....

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada. Established...

Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organisation focused on human rights, with its headquarters...

An academic degree is a qualification awarded to a student upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or...

A rector (Latin for 'ruler') is a senior official in an educational institution, and can refer to an official in either a university or a secondary school...

A promenade dance or promenade, commonly called a prom in American English, is a dance party for high school students. It may be offered in semi-formal...