Bruce and Suzie Kovner Receive 2016 Simon Philanthropy Prize
Release Date:
04/12/2016
The Simon Prize carries a $250,000 award, which goes to a charity of the winner's choice.
Education
Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Publishes New Volume: 'Higher Education Effectiveness'
Release Date:
04/08/2016
"Effectiveness" and "efficiency" are dirty words to some people in academe, often promoted by government technocrats or by those who believe higher education can be reduced to measurable outcomes that show up on the bottom line.
Guttman Community College to Move to UWS
Release Date:
04/05/2016
Stella and Charles Guttman Community College, the City University of New York’s newest institution, will relocate from its Midtown home to much larger digs in a CUNY-owned building on the Upper West Side.
Marianna Islam Joins the Schott Foundation as Director of Programs and Advocacy
Release Date:
04/01/2016
Marianna Islam has joined the Schott Foundation as the Director of Programs and Advocacy. Marianna will work with program staff to develop and implement the foundation’s resource delivery strategy, including the provision of grantmaking,...
Citi Foundation Among Funders of National Effort to Diversify College Faculty
Release Date:
03/31/2016
Noting the growing number of "go-it-alone" diversity efforts by universities to attract minority faculty, The PhD Project – a national organization to diversify business school faculty – is calling for for a coordinated, nationwide approach to the...
Revson Foundation Supports Steinem Program to Address Underrepresentation of Women In Media & Technology
Release Date:
03/28/2016
The nine-month pilot program, which organizers hope to extend, is funded by a $35,000 grant from the Charles H. Revson Foundation and addresses the underrepresentation of women and minorities in leadership, production and creative roles across all...
Carnegie Supports New American Academy Of Arts & Sciences Report On The Public Good Of Public Research Universities
Release Date:
03/22/2016
Public research universities are anchors of stability and growth in their regions—vital to economic development and the creative economy. This is among the findings in "Public Research Universities: Serving the Public Good," a new publication...
Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation
Release Date:
03/16/2016
Strong principals are critical components of successful schools, and Wallace Foundation will be investing millions of dollars in research into what makes a principal effective.
Century Foundation Report: The Real Price of College
Release Date:
03/15/2016
Century Foundation's research indicates that the current approach to higher education financing too often leaves low-income students facing unexpected, and sometimes untenable, expenses.
Teagle Foundation Gives $2M for College/Community Partnerships
Release Date:
03/14/2016
The Teagle Foundation awarded more than $2 million in grants across 11 projects under its “College-Community Connections” program.
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