White House Debuts $240 Million in New STEM Commitments
Release Date:
03/24/2015
... STEM fields," according to a White House news release. " With the commitments being made today, the President's .....
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Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform
Release Date:
06/30/2016
... suit, which is being backed by the charter-school advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools. The suit claims that the New York City Education Department isn’t doing enough to stop the ...
Mellon Foundation Awards Wilson College $100K to Strengthen Writing Instruction
Release Date:
07/25/2016
... capacities -- central components of a liberal arts education . The Mellon Foundation award, which will be ... for four main initiatives conducted under an umbrella group that will integrate writing instruction...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to Mayo Performing Arts Center 2016-2017 Season
Release Date:
11/03/2016
... Brigade Touring Co., the famed improvisational comedy group , comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Thursday, ...
More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... schools, according to a new report from the watchdog group Class Size Matters. Despite the Department of Education ’s addition of more seats and new buildings, many ... Thursday. As trailers housing temporary...
Minorities and Americans Without College Degrees Showed Greatest Gains In Wealth Since 2013, New Data Shows
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... been in a position to benefit even more because they began with such a significant advantage. . . Minorities and ...
World Bank Withholds Myanmar Funding, but Some Call for Sanctions
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... for Myanmar. The money was part of a credit deal reached with the fledgling democracy in August and represented the ... to Myanmar and has “strengthened” its engagement in “ education , health services,...
More Training Needed to Fill New York’s ‘Middle Skill Jobs
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... paid to the workers in the middle – those who have some education or training beyond high school but have not earned ... of Training & Employment Professionals, a nonprofit group representing the workforce...
Fake News as a Real Opportunity
Release Date:
01/23/2017
... media relations at the Corporation, I am finding success with two options: 1) self-publishing through platforms such ... as Medium, and 2) developing a “win-win” partnership with a media organization whose...
Penny Abeywardena Joins the de Blasio Administration as the Head of the Office of International Affairs
Release Date:
09/16/2014
... Commissioner Tuesday. She will be in charge of dealing with the diplomatic community for City Hall. During her ... initiatives; and increased the community of CGI members who are incorporating the gender lens...
The Tow Foundation Announces Playwrights in Residence
Release Date:
08/03/2017
... artistic directors. The financial security and home base with a sponsoring theater and guaranteed production of work ... rewarding collaboration. We’ve accomplished so much with Paola Lázaro over the past year...
New Report from The Burke Foundation: Expand Midwifery Care in NJ to Improve Maternal Health, Promote Equity
Release Date:
06/07/2022
... for: • Reducing barriers to entry in midwifery education • Diversifying the midwifery workforce ... more equitable place to raise a family.” “All members of our maternal health workforce are essential to .....
Insights from “The Path to Racial Equity: How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership”
Release Date:
02/03/2023
... their potential in serving - and ultimately partnering with - communities. Speakers on the panel included Rose ... to making the necessary changes to its culture and ways of working . It is also important to...
Arcus Foundation Names Kevin Jennings Executive Director
Release Date:
07/02/2012
... named Executive Director. Jennings, a respected leader with a strong record of accomplishment in the nonprofit and ... Great Ape Programs. Arcus supports organizations worldwide working to advance equality...
Julia Weede Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York
Release Date:
07/10/2017
... she was an executive vice president in charge of the education division of Edelman, a global communications and ... and social media. During her career, Weede has worked with numerous colleges and universities...
Carnegie Corporation of New York Celebrates 2019 Great Immigrants Honorees
Release Date:
06/27/2019
... and Peggy Cherng , who cofounded the Panda Restaurant Group as a family business and grew it into a multibillion-dollar enterprise with 40,000 employees Wilmot Collins , a Liberian refugee who ... and leading...
Ford Foundation Partners with Mozilla to Draw Young Engineers into Nonprofit Sector
Release Date:
09/30/2014
Ford Foundation Partners with Mozilla to Draw Young Engineers into Nonprofit Sector ... interest groups say there aren't nearly enough tech geeks working for nonprofits and in government. New research from...
Cristle Collins Judd Named Senior Program Officer at Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
04/10/2015
... Cristle Collins Judd as a Senior Program Officer in Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. Judd will join ... who support Bowdoin’s academic program. Judd worked with faculty to develop and...
Tech-Oriented New York Grad School Backed by Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... also represents significant power shifts in the higher education ecosystem and in New York City’s information ... new campus in part by undertaking an ambitious partnership with the Technion-Israel Institute...
William Randolph Hearst Foundations Provides Hefty Grant to SOPAC to Partner with School District
Release Date:
04/26/2018
... Foundations Provides Hefty Grant to SOPAC to Partner with School District The South Orange Performing Arts Center ... William Randolph Hearst Foundations to advance its arts education program. The funds will...