Barnard Receives Mellon Grant for Digital Access Initiative
Release Date:
07/09/2014
Barnard College has received $800,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a major new academic initiative: Barnard Teaches: Real Place + Digital Access.
Education
Laboratory Announces $50 Million Gift To Establish Simons Center for Quantitative Biology
Release Date:
07/07/2014
The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has announced a $50 million gift from Jim and Marilyn Simons to establish the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology.
Expectations High For Harlem Children Zone's New Head
Release Date:
07/07/2014
As Anne Williams-Isom begins her role as the new CE0 of the Harlem Children's Zone, funders such as the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, not only expect her to carry on the work of her predecessor Geoffrey Canada, but also to forge new directions.
NY Times Profiles James Simons, Simons Foundation
Release Date:
07/07/2014
In a New York Times profile, philanthropist James Simons is described as a "seeker, doer, giver, ponderer," who runs a "tidy universe of science endeavors, financing not only math teachers but hundreds of the world's best investigators."
Lincoln Center Partnership To Train and Place Arts Teachers In NYC Schools
Release Date:
07/07/2014
An initiative supported by a $1.5 million grant from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund will help educate, certify and fast-track the placement of music, dance, theater and visual art teachers in up to 120 NYC public schools currently without...
Pennsylvania College Consortium Created With $800,000 From Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
07/03/2014
Ten liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania will use an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a new consortium designed to help them save money and improve academic programs by collaborating across campuses.
Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?
Release Date:
07/02/2014
William T. Grant Foundation President Adam Gamoran discusses the role high-quality social science research can play in identifying programs, policies, and practices that can combat mounting inequality in the United States.
William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look
Release Date:
07/01/2014
The William T. Grant Foundation has launched a new website and logo, along with the debut of the blog, "Researchers Digest."
Mellon's New Leader Reshaping Foundation's Public Face
Release Date:
06/29/2014
Under the leadership of Earl Lewis, who was named president in March 2013, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is reviewing how it presents itself to the world and positions itself in public debates.
Report Outlines Internet and Broadband "Vision" for LGBT Community
Release Date:
06/26/2014
Internet and broadband technologies already play a critical role for the LGBT community in all aspects of life and according to a new report, they can do more.
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