Education
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02-05-16
Mary Kay and Everfi to Help Middle Schoolers Define Healthy Relationships for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
One in three young people in the United States will experience abuse in a dating relationship. In recognition of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, Mary Kay I...
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01-25-16
Schwarzman Scholars Appoints World-Renowned Scholar to be Executive Director
Schwarzman Scholars, the prestigious Master’s degree program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, designed to educate future leaders about China, today announced that Sir Nigel Thrift, the former Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Warwick, has been appointed Executive Director. Dr. ...
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01-11-16
Schwarzman Scholars Announces Inaugural Class
Schwarzman Scholars, the Master’s degree program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, today announced its inaugural class. 111 Schwarzman Scholars were selected from more than 3,000 applicants, making the program one of the most selective in the world with an acceptance rate of 3.7%. The first cla...
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11-13-15
Schwarzman Scholars Appoints Associate Dean of Student Life
Schwarzman Scholars today announces the appointment of Albert Chau as Associate Dean of Student Life for Schwarzman Scholars at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Chau is currently the Dean of Student Affairs and the Director of General Education at The University of Hong Kong. Chau also spent years...
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11-12-15
AT&T Launches Competition to Fund Programs for Underserved High School Students
AT&T will award up to $10 million to selected organizations that focus on supporting high school students in their quest to graduate. The AT&T Aspire Connect to Success Competition, part of the company’s signature education initiativ...
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10-23-15
Blackstone Charitable Foundation Announces Largest Expansion of Successful Campus Entrepreneurship Program "Blackstone LaunchPad" to Five Universities Across New York State
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation today announced the largest expansion of its campus entrepreneurship program, Blackstone LaunchPad, to five universities across the state of New York. New York becomes the eighth Blackstone LaunchPad region, following Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Mon...
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10-13-15
Schwarzman Scholars Attracts Three Thousand Applications for First Year
Schwarzman Scholars, the fully funded one-year Master’s degree program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, today announced that it received more than 3,000 applications from 135 countries for its first class. These candidates are competing for 100 positions and as a res...
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09-28-15
Schwarzman Scholars Names Debby Goldberg Director of Development
Schwarzman Scholars today announced that Debby Goldberg will serve as the Director of Development at Schwarzman Scholars, a highly selective international scholarship program based at Tsinghua University in Beijing. In this position, Ms. Goldberg will lead the program’s development efforts. Schwa...
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09-25-15
Back to the Roots® & Sodexo, Partner to Undo Food™ in Thousands of Schools Nationwide, Bringing Gardens into the Classroom
Today, Back to the Roots®, a Bay Area food start-up and one of Forbes’ 25 Most Innovative Consumer Brands, and
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09-02-15
Young Students Share Where They See Themselves in 20 Years, BJ’s & General Mills Respond
BJ’s Wholesale Club teamed up with General Mills in honor of the 20th anniversary of its Adopt-A-School program by awarding $10,000 grants to five public elementary schools as well as $2,500 grants to four addi...
