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The national GDP grew by 3.5 percent during Q3 2018, but this growth is mitigated by the high debt-to-GDP ratio and by the fact that growth isn't...

On March 1st and 2nd, we hosted the Up to Us training for the spring cohort in Oakland! Over 50 student leaders from across the nation (some who had...

The 90-day ceasefire in the U.S.-China trade war recently came to an end, and negotiations have started again. Additional tariffs that would have...

The 18 to 34 years old age group represents 30 percent of potential voters. Historically, this age group has had low turnout rates in elections, but...

COP24 was the 24th edition of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The current goal of this...

Transformative Experiences: How Up to Us Prepared Me for My Career – and Life Who are the young people behind the Up to Us movement and how has...

On December 18, 2018, Judge O'Connor made the headlines by ruling that the mandate for individual coverage created under the Affordable Care Act...

Securing the U.S.-Mexico border with a wall was a recurring promise made during Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. The government just went...

Two years ago, Giovanny Guzman had no idea what he wanted to do in life. He just knew he wanted to make the best of his time as a student at...

From her first introduction to Up to Us at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to her current role managing the Up to Us Campus...

Up to Us Campus Competition participants lead change on their campuses and bring pride to their communities. The latest example of this comes out of...

Imagine a football stadium packed with fans all screaming for their team to win. Now replace those fans with passionate millennials cheering for the...