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There we go again. Some of you might have noticed that we've been fiddling quite a bit with the site...

As some of you may have noticed, some of our members now have a little bar on their content that asks you for a tip...

The LEAGUE, a school and web-based system for service learning, is at it again! From now until January 21st, the LEAGUE is encouraging young people to get involved and do good in their communities with their King Day initiative...

After several weeks, we've finally got the winners chosen and verified. Now all we have to do is let all of you know who they are. But first, we want to thank everyone who participated in this past competition...

I have been volunteering on ProgressiveU for about a year and a half now, and have been a member well over 2 years. I started in the competition just like the rest of you, but stayed due to the great ideas I found here...

It's time once again for another bonus point opportunity. Last semester, we asked all the readers on Progressive U to define what they thought "progress" meant. We got a lot of great entries, and so we decided to do something in a similar vein this semester...

We are past the midway point in the Fall 2009 Blogging for Progress Scholarship contest! Does it seem like you've been writing forever with no idea where you are headed...

Starting earlier this week, on November 5th, and going through November 26th, The LEAGUE is sponsoring another event. This time, they want students (K-12) to identify the need, and then create and implement a plan to address issues related to poverty, hunger and homelessness in their community...

In just a few short days, Americans will head to the polls to vote for president. ProgressiveU is all about getting involved and this time around, we'd like for you to have a little fun with it...

On October 15, 2008, we will again celebrate Blog Action Day (http://blogactionday.org) here at ProgressiveU. For those of you that were with us last October, you may remember that on October 15th, we asked you to blog about the environment...

As some of you have undoubtedly noticed, there have been a few glitches here at ProgressiveU over the last few weeks. We've been updating our systems to make things as easy as possible for all of you and, unfortunately, updating is never a perfect process. Bugs do appear and glitches do happen...

Hey, Progressive U Bloggers! Interested in earning extra points for the Blogging for Progress Contest and winning cool prizes? Well, take part in the Do Something Now Challenge!...

Every contest, there are several hundred new members and participants...

Beginning September 17, 2008 the LEAGUE will launch the One Day event. The LEAGUE is a national youth service non-profit organization that empowers educates and engages young people to make a positive difference in their communities...

As most of you are aware, the Fall 2008 Blogging for Progress Scholarship Competition was slated to begin tomorrow, September 15, 2008. We will be postponing the start of the competition until October 1, 2008...

Fundraising for non-profits such as ProgressiveU comes in many different directions. As you've undoubtedly noticed by now, we have begun stepping up our fundraising efforts here on the site and elsewhere...

As of today, we have exactly one month until the start of the Fall 2008 Blogging for Progress contest! Are you ready? The Fall 2008 Blogging for Progress scholarship will run from midnight on September 15, 2008 (PDT), and will run through noon on December 15, 2008 (PST)...

First of all, before we make the announcement, we want to apologize for the delay in this announcement. We had some problems with the distribution of the scholarships and it took until now to resolve them. This was a rather exciting contest, and we want to thank everyone for participating...

If there is one thing that can be said of ProgressiveU, it is that we have gathered quite a diverse group of individuals. One needs look no further than previous Blogging for Progress Scholars to see just how true that is. Our scholars come from all races, all religions, and all lifestyles...

Courage. Dedication. Service. These words and many more can be used to describe our brave American troops....

You want it. You need it. You absolutely must have it! For months you have been demanding ProgressiveU gear. We have listened attentively to those requests and have been hard at work designing the products you have requested...

Hello everyone. We hope you all are ready for the end of the Spring Blogging for Progress Contest. Before we finish, though, we just wanted to make a few announcements. First of all, if you joined after April 15th, you are not eligible for this semester's scholarship...

After a month and a half of entries for the Banned Books Contest, and nearly two weeks of judging, we have our winners! As promised, every person who submitted a review was awarded 100 points per review. Each that was chosen for publication was awarded an additional 150 points per review...

So you want to volunteer to help out on the site, but also don't want to give up the chance of winning a scholarship in the Blogging for Progress contest. Well, we need all the help we can get, so we're starting a new initiative...

As most of you are by now aware, ProgressiveU is about far more than blogging. While getting those progressive thoughts out there is a vital part of progress, acting on those thoughts is equally as important. With that in mind, we would like to invite you to take part in our newest endeavor...

After over a month of deliberations, we have finally reached a consensus on our Think Progress bonus point contest. It was difficult—there were over 70 entries, each of which had to be read and rated individually...