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Photo credit: Canva – Graduation is a time to celebrate, whatever your degree.

Education, Skills

Professor breaks down how a PhD differs from a master’s degree in layman’s terms

Annie Reneau

2/24/2026
An Operation Smile volunteer reverses an oxygen mask so a child with a cleft condition can blow a bubble for the first time in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Operation Smile Photos)

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Family, Science

How Bubbles Help Kids with Cleft Conditions

Sarah Watts

5/11/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Mom poses with son at his graduation.

Family, Parenting

Mom shares controversial take on why she limited her kids’ college major choices

Emily Shiffer

2/16/2026
Photo credit: Photo Credit: Canva – A Gen X-er rocks out. A Zima beer. College kids graduate.

Community, Joy, Popular

Gen X-ers share the college experiences that ‘couldn’t happen today’ and people are feeling it

Cecily Knobler

12/23/2025
Photo credit: via Pexels – Millennials are now old enough to seriously reflect on life.

Community, Joy

Millennials nearing 40 shared their 21 biggest regrets so everyone can learn from them

Tod Perry

12/19/2025
Photo credit: via Canva/Photos – A teacher helping a student.

Education, History (Education), Popular

A study followed ‘gifted’ kids for over 50 years. Here’s what we’ve learned about them.

Upworthy Staff

12/4/2025
Art, Culture, Joy

Gen Z woman who went viral for being burned out after one day at ‘grown-up’ job gets laid off

Tod Perry

11/1/2025
Photo credit: @theholdernessfamily/Instagram – Gretchen Rubin blew some parents' minds by saying they only need calls once a week.

Family, Parenting

Happiness expert shares blunt advice for empty nesters: Stop smothering your college aged kids

Heather Wake

10/15/2025
Education, Learning, Uncategorized

Carl Sagan’s 1988 astronomy course had nothing to do with stars. The final exam is still relevant.

Annie Reneau

9/4/2025
Photo credit: @imperfectdad/TikTok – This could save so much time and money.

Family, Parenting

Dad swears by this money-saving alternative to ‘stressful’ AP classes

Heather Wake

9/2/2025
Photo credit: Canva Photos & Open Grid Scheduler/Flickr – A woman shares her stunning Costco paycheck and has users rethinking their biases.

Culture, Joy, Pop Culture, Popular

Woman shares her $37.90/hr wage working at Costco and people are rethinking their choices

Evan Porter

8/12/2025
Photo credit: Simple Thought Productions/salad_and_crouton/Instagram – Cecilia Hernandez and her service dog Canela during commencement ceremony at Rollins College.

Joy, Pets

Service dog trained to work in a chemistry lab gets her own special award at graduation

Emily Shiffer

6/2/2025
Photo credit: mindyour/Reddit/ – Keali'i and Riho Maruyama raised their daughter Hinami with the help of their college friends.

Family, Parenting

Young parents in college share realities of raising their baby with ‘village’ of student friends

Emily Shiffer

5/18/2025
Photo credit: TODAY/Youtube – Clemson University president Jim Clements receives hug of a lifetime from daughter Grace at graduation.

Family, Fatherhood, Popular

Daughter of Clemson’s president ‘sacks’ him during graduation ceremony. And it was perfect.

Emily Shiffer

5/12/2025
Photo credit: via Today|YouTube – NICU nurse shares why she opened her home to teen with triplets.

Family, Motherhood

NICU nurse adopts teen mom after she delivered triplets alone

Jacalyn Wetzel

4/25/2025
Photo credit: avia rkoi / Instagram – Are they out of touch with reality or just living in a different one?

Equality, Identity, Popular

People shared their experiences encountering insanely rich kids for the first time

Tod Perry

3/28/2025