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Century Foundation Says States Are Wrong to Tie Higher Education Funding to Performance

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05/26/2016

... schools’ ability to retain and graduate students. But a new paper from the Century Foundation argues that such ...

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to Launch Iterative Learning Fellowship

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07/08/2016

... $1M to Launch Iterative Learning Fellowship The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been awarded a new four-year, $1 million grant from The Andrew W. ... Fellowship program. The grant builds on the...

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Mellon Foundation Gives $500K to UC Merced for Humanities Undergrad Research

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07/19/2016

... Undergraduate humanities students at the University of California, Merced, will gain valuable research ... into graduate studies and scholarly careers, thanks to a new program that will serve 60 students over...

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Rockefeller and Lincoln Center Bring Jazz to Young People

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08/01/2016

... at Lincoln Center are teaming up to put jazz in the ears of thousands of urban school children across the globe. “Jazz for Young ... 9,000 students in 60 schools in five cities, including New...

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With Support from Sloan, Research Points to Mechanisms on Why 'Green' Helps in Urban Life

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08/02/2016

... Points to Mechanisms on Why 'Green' Helps in Urban Life New research finds that airborne bacterial communities differ from one urban park to the next but those of parking lots are alike -- and differ...

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Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces 'World of Dance' Series

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08/05/2016

... Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces World of Dance' Series Since its inception in 1966, this series has showcased new works by more than 175 regional, national, and ... Aires tango company...

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With Support from Stavros Niarchos Foundation, 'Van Gogh at School' Launches Online Teaching Materials

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08/16/2016

... lessons directly on a digiboard, or use elements of the available resources to create their own lessons. Van Gogh at School runs on LessonUp: a new digital tool especially developed to make teaching ...

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According to Forbes, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Sets Example for Philanthropists

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08/17/2016

... McConnell Clark Foundation or earlier stage investors like New Profit have invested deeply in finding a small number of great philanthropic investments—but they have been ... world—and recent Bridgespan...

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Commonwealth Fund Report Finds Many Hispanics, Poor Still Without Health Insurance

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08/18/2016

... and younger adults are still likely to be uninsured, a new survey finds. The Commonwealth Fund report found that more than half of uninsured adults live in states that have not expanded Medicaid. Those states...

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Novo, Ford Foundations Create Authentic Relationships That are Key to Achieving Equitable Philanthropy

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09/06/2016

... understand. Courtney E. Martin, a journalist and author of several books, including Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, attempts to convey for the Guardian a unique ...

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Rockefeller Leads Initiative to Help Young People Without College Degrees Land First Job

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09/21/2016

... create economic opportunity for more Americans. It's part of a national conversation with NPR and other member stations ... work experience. Carlton said youth unemployment isn't a new issue, but...

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Three Prominent Leaders Recognized By United Hospital Fund For Their Work To Improve Health And Health Care

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09/29/2016

... to improving health and health care. Drawing a crowd of more than 550 health care, business, and community leaders ... to The Waldorf-Astoria, the event marked the opening of UHF’s 138th fund-raising campaign...

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Scientists Identify Neurons Devoted to Social Memory

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09/30/2016

... have brain cells that are dedicated to storing memories of other mice, according to a new study from MIT neuroscientists. These cells, found in a region of the hippocampus known as...

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of 2016 Jane Jacobs Medal

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10/04/2016

Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of 2016 Jane Jacobs Medal The Rockefeller Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2016 Jane Jacobs Medal. Awarded annually, the medal honors individuals whose work...

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Johnson & Johnson Solicits Snaps For Students

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10/20/2016

... products company Johnson & Johnson is looking for a number of philanthropically-minded shutterbugs. A large number, to ... with Rutgers University to give health-care students a bit of a lift, through the...

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Study Supported by Surdna Shows Tech Companies Exploit Public Subsidies

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10/25/2016

... and localities are giving cash-rich tech giants an average of $2 million per job for data centers the companies must ... other that more than half the states have even enacted new data center-specific tax...

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Wallace Foundation Supports a Transgender Story Told Through Opera

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11/11/2016

... and Ella Fitzgerald. But the location isn't the only new thing about Seattle Opera's As One,which will be presented in the historic Washington ... a chamber opera with only two singers, tells the...

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Americans Cost Barrier Decreasing, But More Improvement Needed

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11/17/2016

... But More Improvement Needed From The Commonwealth Fund: A new survey of adults in the U.S. and 10 other high-income countries ... cost is a barrier to getting care. In 2016, 33 percent of U.S...

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Community Garden at Doris Duke’s Former NJ Estate Donates Tons of Organic Produce

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11/21/2016

... Garden at Doris Duke’s Former NJ Estate Donates Tons of Organic Produce Duke Farms, the 2,700-acre former estate ... is one of the largest preserved properties in the state of New...

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