Mellon Foundation Features Harlem Studio Museum Director on How Art Helps Us Understand Diversity
Release Date:
02/23/2017
... Compelling Interests: The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society investigates how ...
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Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative
Release Date:
03/30/2017
... Eurocentric focus in the past. The program plans to change that by working with professionals from the Global ...
PIMCO Foundation Supports Skating to Success in Harlem
Release Date:
04/18/2017
... through active mentorship. Women are a powerful force for positive change , and in order to unlock their transformational ...
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Funds Study on Corals; Some Corals Are Adapting To Warming Climate
Release Date:
05/03/2017
... who has been studying coral responses to climate change since the extreme temperatures of the1998 El Nino, ...
With Bloomberg Support, Rice University Researcher Maps “How to Succeed in College”
Release Date:
05/31/2017
... – reviewed existing research on improved outcomes for college students to see which intrapersonal and ... or “dumb” but that his or her intelligence would not change .) . . With Bloomberg Support, Rice...
The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Grants to Organizations Supporting and Defending LGBTQ Community
Release Date:
06/23/2017
... Center, the Sylvia Rivera Law Project and the Campaign for Southern Equality. The organizations will use the funds ... LGBT Community Center will address the skyrocketing demand for Center services at a time...
Open Society Foundations: Central Asia at History’s Crossroads
Release Date:
07/17/2017
... domestic rulers at home. A frequent assumption is that if change is to come to Central Asia, it will come from the ...
More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers
Release Date:
07/28/2017
... addressing issues of resilience exacerbated by climate change . The meeting last week was the first since the Trump ...
Cuomo Administration Bullish On State Climate Action After RGGI Agreement
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... carbon allowances in the market and set a minimum price for carbon allowances. Department of Environmental ... that even with the federal inaction on climate change under President Donald Trump, states can...
Syria’s War Created Millions Of Refugees. Some Might Be Forced To Return Home.
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... a homeland still at war, aid agencies fear that a proposed change to U.N. guidelines could accelerate the pace of ... in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) deemed the...
Opinion: How A Pied-À-Terre Tax Could Help Solve New York City's Housing Crisis
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... highest level in modern history and continue to climb. To change these trends, we primarily need to build more homes ...
U.S. Is Eliminating Its Arctic and Climate Envoys. What Message Does that Send?
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... within the State Department—including the special envoys for climate change and the Arctic— those who have spent careers on ... said Brooks Yeager, who was the deputy secretary for...
Cuomo, Schneiderman Say They'll Sue to Protect "Dreamers"
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... protect those who are currently under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, policy if President Donald ... would give Congress time to act if it wants to retain or change the program. The...
EPA Now Requires Political Aide’s Sign-Off for Agency Awards, Grant Applications
Release Date:
09/05/2017
EPA Now Requires Political Aide’s Sign-Off for Agency Awards, Grant Applications The Environmental ... employees, Konkus has told staff that he is on the lookout for “the double C-word” — climate change...
Transgender Students Find Open Door at More Women's Colleges
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... to attend Wellesley in the school's 147-year history. " For me to be accepted to one of the best colleges for women in the nation, it is a big validation of the person .....
Manhattan DA Lightens Marijuana Penalties in New Policy
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... announced that his office is changing its plea guidelines for marijuana arrests to lighten penalties for first- and second-time offenders, effective Tuesday. The ... to be implemented in the spring, to end...
Will the Trump Era Transform the School Lunch?
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... of the School Nutrition Association, who had gathered for their annual conference. After reminiscing about the ... to hold more fruits and vegetables. Snacks and food sold for fund-raising had to be healthier...
Opinion: Nonprofits Aren’t Doing What It Takes to Protect Civil Society in the Trump Era
Release Date:
09/07/2017
Party politics and constant Twitter barbs aside, the vast tidal changes in Washington are sweeping away decades of collaboration and interdependence that ties the U.S. government to America’s millions of nonprofits.
Adding Pantries and Spice to New York’s Hungry Neighborhoods
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... United Way of New York City, City Harvest and Food Bank For New York City, joined forces three years ago to get a ...
Top CEOs Place High Value On Corporate Ethics And Social Responsibility To Drive Business
Release Date:
09/12/2017
Today, several studies illustrate the cultural changes that have elevated ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR) more than ever.