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Lawmakers Respond to Century Foundation's "Covert For-Profit" Report, Ask for Immediate Action

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10/28/2015

Seven U.S. senators sent a letter to Department of Education secretary Arne Duncan and IRS Commissioner John Koskinen urging them to take swift action against possibly fraudulent for-profit education companies.

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Century Foundation Fellow Weighs in on UT Affirmative Action Case

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12/11/2015

In an awkward exchange in Wednesday’s potentially game-changing Supreme Court arguments on affirmative action, Justice Antonin Scalia hesitantly asked whether it might be better for black students to go to “a slower-track school where they do well”...

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Burke Foundation Commits to Extend Two Service-Driven Scholarship Programs at Marquette University

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08/19/2019

Marquette University has received a $7 million commitment from the Burke Foundation to continue two longstanding, highly regarded scholarship programs founded by Richard A. Burke.

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Simons Foundation is Accepting Application for Collaboration Grants for Mathematicians

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10/23/2019

The Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences division invites applications for Collaboration Grants for Mathematicians to stimulate collaboration in the field primarily through the funding of travel and related expenditures.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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28 Jun 2022

Funder Briefing with Carolyne V. Quintana, Deputy Chancellor of Teaching & Learning (NYC Department of Education)

Tuesday, June 28, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Please join us for a funder briefing with Carolyne Quintana, Deputy Chancellor of Teaching & Learning of the NYC Department of Education.

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Responding to Change: A Look at Strategies Helping Wildlife and People Adapt to Shifting Climates

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03/28/2018

... “14 Solutions” and “Embracing Change” are great resources for understanding how conservationists successfully ...

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Foundations Commit More Than $2-Billion to End Polio

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04/25/2013

... among the foundations joining Bill and Melinda Gates in a new push to eradicate polio. Michael Bloomberg, Ray Dalio, ... philanthropists joining Bill and Melinda Gates in a new push to eradicate polio.....

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Health

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Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions

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11/12/2014

... dollars in the "grand bargain" make its way into the city 's public pension system? That's the charge of the ... from creditors, the grand bargain is a key piece of the city 's plan to...

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Whatever Happened to Obama’s ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ in NYC?

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11/12/2014

... plans last week to turn around 94 troubled schools in the city by linking services such as mental health counseling and ... it must have been music to the ears of at least five city organizations that have...

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Weinberg Foundation Approves $400,000 in Emergency Response Funding for 10 Baltimore Nonprofits

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05/14/2015

... – following recent unrest and violence in Baltimore City . “Based on all of the information that we have ... our grantmaking to have even a greater impact in Baltimore City , the Weinberg Foundation wants to...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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JPB Foundation Champions Bike Share Access for Underserved Communities

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06/02/2015

... Underserved Communities In a collaboration between the City of Philadelphia, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater ... PeopleForBikes Foundation and the National Association of City Transportation Officials, the...

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Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit

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06/15/2015

... pensions funds and avert a bankruptcy fire sale of city -owned art. Ford Foundation President Darren Walker ... will be in Detroit on Tuesday for a board meeting in the city . Trustees will also be meeting...

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Ford Foundation's $190M Revamp Receives Landmarks Approval

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04/21/2016

... planned revamp of its iconic Midtown building, after the city 's Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved ... The $190 million undertaking will bring the building up to city code, and make it...

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With Surdna and Open Society Support, Equitable Economic Development Fellowship Launches

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06/29/2016

Six cities were chosen to participate in the inaugural year of the fellowship: Boston, Charlotte, Houston, Memphis, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.

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De Blasio Derided by Sergeants Union for Deportation Stance

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02/28/2017

... criticized Mayor Bill de Blasio for not requiring the city ’s police force to act as immigration enforcers as the ... Cats Roundtable” radio program on 970 AM, said the city ’s top brass have a “moral obligation...

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Helmsley Funds Research Collaborative around Type 1 Diabetes

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08/18/2017

... 1 Diabetes Scientists at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope have received over $300,000 from The Leona M. ... Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDKD) and coordinated by City of Hope. The goal of the...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Carmen Fariña Promises to Improve Classroom Diversity By Rezoning Schools

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08/31/2017

... to Improve Classroom Diversity By Rezoning Schools City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña vowed to tackle ... classroom segregation with school rezonings across the city in the upcoming school year. Speaking...

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Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved?

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10/04/2017

... community advocates, the local community board, the local City Council member, Laurie Cumbo, and the borough president, ... has vowed to work with local elected officials and the city -selected developer behind...

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