Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities
Release Date:
02/04/2016
... the University of Texas, El Paso; and California State University, Northridge — and five research ...
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Ms. Foundation CEO Puts Spotlight on Needs of Women and Girls
Release Date:
02/05/2016
... Foundation designed to address issues affecting the state ’s women and girls. . . Ms. Foundation CEO Puts ...
Century Foundation: A Post-Paris Agenda for Climate Security at the UN
Release Date:
02/11/2016
The Paris agreement is a recognition that the international community understands the critical importance of taking action now to mitigate or adapt to climate change, writes TCF policy associate, Neil Bhatiya.
Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation)
Release Date:
02/11/2016
A new report from The Century Foundation, a progressive think tank, shows an increase in the number of schools that have integrated socioeconomically and argues that more schools should be following suit. There is evidence for why racially...
Cuomo Offers Support for Mark-Viverito’s Call to Close Rikers
Release Date:
02/16/2016
... Calling the idea offered by the speaker during her State of the City speech last week “interesting and ...
Commonwealth Fund Questions Usefulness of Mobile Health Apps
Release Date:
02/22/2016
Fewer than half of the more than 1,000 healthcare related-apps reviewed by researchers appeared to be useful for their potential for patient engagement, The Commonwealth Fund reports.
Rockefeller-founded Asia Society Marks 60 Years of Building Bridges Between the U.S. & Asia
Release Date:
03/15/2016
Asia Society will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2016 with special exhibitions and signature events across the Society's global network that kick off this week in New York.
Commentary from Rockefeller Foundation: A Solution to Hunger? Stop Throwing Dinner Away
Release Date:
03/15/2016
Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, and Sam Kass, founder of Trove and chef, write that food loss costs the world economy almost $1 trillion annually.
Carnegie Supports New American Academy Of Arts & Sciences Report On The Public Good Of Public Research Universities
Release Date:
03/22/2016
... publication, Public Research Universities: Changes in State Funding, examined state financing of higher education, the challenges that state governments face, and the prospects for greater...
Carnegie: Nuclear Material Isn’t Secure Enough
Release Date:
03/24/2016
How can we defeat complacency in protecting nuclear materials? First, we must have a culture committed to continuous improvement, says Carnegie in a series of articles about issues related to the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., on...
NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women
Release Date:
03/29/2016
... to be done. In 2015, most provisions of the New York State Women's Equality Agenda were enacted, and New York City .....
Climate Adaptation Fund, Supported by Duke Foundation, To Enable Conservation Projects In Urban Centers
Release Date:
04/04/2016
A grant program managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society is exploring new methods for helping wildlife in the United States to adapt to rapidly shifting environmental conditions brought about by climate change.
NCRP Reviews New York Community Trust
Release Date:
04/13/2016
... Cuomo to remove minors from adult prisons and the state 's legalization of same-sex marriage in 2011... NCRP .....
Doris Duke Funds Lincoln Center Theater's OSLO Cast
Release Date:
04/21/2016
... orchestrated top-secret, high-level meetings between the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, ...
Carnegie, Helmsley Support Teacher Leadership Projects
Release Date:
05/03/2016
The grants, financially supported by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Foundation Charitable Trust and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be awarded directly to teachers for research-based initiatives.
New York Community Trust Gives One Million Dollars to Help Train Social Workers
Release Date:
05/16/2016
The New York Community Trust (NYCT) has renewed a grant through the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) to educate and train more social workers.
Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies
Release Date:
05/19/2016
... including employment in a green economy, and a project on state and metropolitan innovation in partnership with the ...
Carnegie Backs New Learning Pilot Targeting Interstate Passport Initiative
Release Date:
06/10/2016
Six institutions to use Aqua by Taskstream to assess student learning and proficiency as part of a new framework to aid student transfer and improve graduation rates.
Century Foundation Fellow on Legacy Admissions Begetting Educational Inequality
Release Date:
07/29/2016
“This is a preference that preferences the already advantaged,” observed Richard Kahlenberg, a Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation and a prolific writer on higher education issues.
Surdna Foundation’s Cordery: Communities Should Define Their Futures
Release Date:
08/25/2016
William Codery, program officer of Surdna Foundation’s Strong Local Economies program, advises that "in order to create the ecosystem needed for local communities to thrive economically, socially and culturally, we have to invest in their success at...