Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Releases New Book on the Value of Diversity
Release Date:
10/25/2016
In new collection of essays, scholars make the case for diversity as essential to higher education and society generally.
Education
The Atlantic Philanthropies Establishes New Program to Dismantle Anti-Black Racism in the U.S. and South Africa
Release Date:
10/25/2016
Program will empower and connect dynamic individuals committed to working together across disciplines and borders to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.
Mellon Foundation Awards St. Lawrence University $800,000 to Support Sophomore-Year Experience
Release Date:
10/21/2016
This new program will offer a new series of second-year student seminars and courses that are linked to experiential learning opportunities, including internships, community outreach and summer research fellowships.
Century Foundation Study Finds Socioeconomic Integration Helps Narrow Achievement Gaps
Release Date:
10/19/2016
School districts and charter schools across the country increasingly are pursuing socioeconomic integration, with data on those efforts suggesting positive outcomes for both low- and middle-income students, a report from the Century Foundation finds.
Wallace Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals
Release Date:
10/18/2016
The four-part video series, "A Bold Move to Better Prepare Principals: The Illinois Story," begins with the tale of how the state of Illinois and its partners, including universities, districts and teachers' unions, accomplished this change.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Funds Primer to Guide Students on College Choices
Release Date:
10/17/2016
The Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences received $2.2 million from Carnegie Corporation of New York for this initiative.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Liberal Arts to Fight Climate Change
Release Date:
10/14/2016
The Mellon Foundation believes that the liberal arts—and more to the point, the liberal arts skillset—have a lot to teach the sciences. In other words, the world needs people who can communicate effectively, think critically, and grasp the nuances...
Century Foundation Study Finds Explosion in the Number of School Districts Working on Integration
Release Date:
10/14/2016
A study released Friday by the Century Foundation, a think tank focused on inequity, found that 100 school districts and charter schools across the country are currently pursuing socioeconomic diversity plans — a number that has more than doubled...
William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study Examining Student Involvement in Racial Justice Movements
Release Date:
10/14/2016
A new study, funded by the William T. Grant Foundation, from North Carolina State University, the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan, finds that women college students are more active than men in racial justice movements – and that...
Wallace Selects Seven Universities to Participate in $47M Initiative
Release Date:
10/13/2016
Universities to redesign programs in collaboration with their states and local school districts.
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