The Varkey Foundation’s $1 million Global Teacher Prize was awarded to a high school teacher from Maryland who beat over 8,000 candidates. According to CBS News, Keishia Thorpe, a teacher at International High School at Langley Park in Prince George’s County, was nominated from thousands of teachers from 121 nations.The ceremony was organized by actress […]readmore
Auburn Seminary, a center for empowering leaders of faith and moral courage since 1818, announced on October 1st the appointment of the Reverend Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson as its new president. She succeeds the Rev. Dr. Katharine Henderson, Auburn’s 10th president, who began stewarding this transition with Auburn’s Board of Directors in November 2020.“We knew when we launched […]readmore
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) awarded $5.4 million in My Brother’s Keeper Teacher Opportunity Corps II (TOC II) grants to four senior colleges in The City University of New York, including Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn. The grants will increase the number of racial and ethnic minorities in teaching careers, especially in high-need school […]readmore
STEM Global Action Founder Dr. Calvin Mackie Sees STEM as a powerful ‘Superhero Force’ Creating Quality Jobs and Careers for the Next Generation NEW ORLEANS, LA – Dr. Calvin Mackie is the founder of STEM Global Action (SGA), a campaign and network of affiliates that bring science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education to children […]readmore
The CUNY Comeback Program, one of the largest college debt forgiveness program in the country, forgives nearly $95 million in unpaid tuition and fee balances for more than 52,000 students. is a prime example of the way CUNY comes to the aid of its students and always has their backs.Of the messages CUNY is receiving […]readmore
Last week, Community leaders, and stakeholders, joined faculty, staff, students, family, and friends tto commemorate the grand opening of the first full-service Science Technology Engineering and Mathematic school in District 19. Serving the East New York/Cypress Hill communities, D19 S.T.E.M. Academies comprises Public Schools 4 and 938, and Middle School 935. The new location will be […]readmore
“If we are to invest in the strength of our nation we must invest in our HBCUs,” said Vice President Harris on Friday at the Home by the Sea campus.“HBCUs are not only competing but they’re leading,” Vice President Kamala Harris said during a visit to Hampton University on Friday. A majority of the vice president’s trip […]readmore
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the CUNY Comeback Program, a sweeping plan to eliminate up to $125 million in unpaid debt for at least 50,000 students who attended CUNY and suffered financial hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative is one of the nation’s largest student debt forgiveness plans of its kind. Additionally, students who […]readmore
