Black women are a fast-growing group of entrepreneurs. Black female-owned businesses are among the fastest-growing in America right now, data shows. The number of Black women-owned businesses grew 50% ...

Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, I am 27 and looking to pay off as much debt as I ...

In the summer of 2020, I got invited to speak to bright, promising high schoolers. They were part of a scholarship program where I was an alum. I thought someone must’ve made a big mistake choosing me ...

Picture this. It’s 1999, the height of the dotcom boom, and I’m a college kid getting investment tips from the earliest forums on the Internet. I’m absolutely killing it with each trade I make, and ...

When we hire graduate assistants at the University of Wisconsin at Madison Graduate School, we expect them to do a deep dive into graduate education administration -- but what often surprises students ...

Never back away from the tough calls. Charlie Cook, chairman of Nashville Bank & Trust, said he learned this lesson during the 1970s recession, when he was charged with dealing with bad loans for ...

Moms. They encouraged us as we learned to talk, ride our bikes and reach countless milestones — big and small — along life’s journey. They doled out advice. Words that still resonate. And they left an ...

Re Afraid: As a university professor, a lack of independence in my students is a huge problem right now. I have students who have never been allowed to solve a problem themselves, never been asked to ...

Oprah Winfrey is a household name for a reason. The multihyphenate, turning 69 Jan. 29, is not only responsible for one of the longest-running daytime television talk shows in history—which, if that ...