Apple Co-Founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, passed away on Wednesday evening. Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004 and had a liver transplant i...
Positive Adoption Language
It has been a while since I wrote about positive adoption language, and whether you are discussing adoptees, adoptive parents or birth parents, it’s...
NYU and Cornell Tied at top of Adoption-Friendly Workplace Rankings for Colleges and Universities…
And that title is tied for longest in the history of the Adoption STAR Blog. According to an article in Washington Square News, the two Universities f...
Adoption Reunion in Jamestown
An adoption reunion 76-years in the making happened close to the Adoption STAR headquarters this weekend when 76-year-old Peter Yeager was reunited wi...
Adoption In The News: Florida Gay and Lesbian Adoption Law Reversal, One Year Later
One year ago this month (October 2010) Florida reversed a 33-year law that barred gays and lesbians from adopting. Since the law reversal hundreds of ...
Help us Promote Shining STAR Event
Have you been thinking to yourself lately, “Gee, I wish there was a way I could help Adoption STAR promote its Shining STAR event at Shea’s Perfor...
Newlyweds can now adopt in New York State
Recently New York State amended a law that stated married couples had to be married for at least one year before being approved to become adoptive par...
Adoption Benefits In The Workplace
Whether adoptive parents (specifically mothers) should receive paid maternity/paternity leave is a hotly debated question at the moment. Kara Krill�...
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The Adoption STAR Blog is happy to announce that you can now subscribe to the Adoption STAR Blog via email. By subscribing to the Adoption STAR Blog, ...
Adjusting the New Facebook Security Options
We have discussed Facebook and how it relates to adoption several times on this blog. If you are interested in more information on having a healthy an...