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Rebuilding Haiti thru Partnership: UPenn & Haitian Ministry
Philadelphia, PA. In July of 2010, six months after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti that killed an estimated 200,000 – 300,000 people and left two million people homeless, a team from the...
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Photo of the Day – Sept. 8, 2012
Classes Start Again for Young Palestinians at UNRWA School A close-up of a Palestinian girl during one of the first classes of the new academic year, at a school in Gaza supported by the United Nations...
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Photo of the Day: Akansha Foundation – Education in India
Mumbai, India. The Akanksha Foundation is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide children from low-income communities with a high-quality education, enabling them to maximize their...
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J. Luce Foundation Supports the American University of Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan. The American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) is Afghanistan’s first private, not-for-profit institution of higher education. Chartered in 2004, AUAF offers an MBA program, four...
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Spotlight on Young Scientists at “Summer Davos” in China
Dalian, P.R.C. As part of the World Economic Forum’s New Champions community, 40 Young Scientists from 19 countries will participate in the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2013, which will take...
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Yale Seeks Young Global Leaders for High School Summer Program
New Haven, CT. Yale University is now accepting applications for the Yale Young Global Scholars Program, which will bring together talented rising high school juniors and seniors from the United...
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Empowering Youth Employment in Sri Lanka after Conflict
New York, N.Y. After a conflict of almost three decades, everything is under slow recovery in the conflict-affected areas in Sri Lanka. With the joint efforts of International Sustainable Livelihood...
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Bloomberg Transfers 12 Acres of Roosevelt Island to Cornell Tech
New York, N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg, Cornell University President David J. Skorton, and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology President Peretz Lavie today formally executed a 99-year lease between the...
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On World Teachers’ Day, U.N. Agencies Urge Investing in Educators
New York, N.Y. Investing in teachers is urgently needed to provide the best possible opportunities for millions of children, youth and adults worldwide, the heads of various United Nations agencies...
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Yale Young Global Scholars Program: 2015 Applications Available
New Haven, CT. When asked to describe her time participating in last summer’s Yale Young Global Scholars program (YYGS), high school junior Makiko Miyazaki chooses the word inspiring. “I learned so...
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Promoting Social Entrepreneur Ventures
New York, N.Y. People often ask, “what is the difference between a social entrepreneur and a regular entrepreneur?” The basic answer is what they do with their profit. Traditional entrepreneurship...
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Options for High School Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Marietta, Ohio. Nestled in the rolling hills of southern Appalachia lies a spectacular program implemented by Drs. Bill Bauer (member of the J. Luce Foundation Board of Directors) and Chris Klein that...
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Despite Major Gains, World’s Education Goals Far from Achieved
New York, N.Y. Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable education goals set in 2000 and only half of all countries have achieved universal primary enrolment, the United Nations...
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Nine Yalies win Soros Fellowships for New Americans
New Haven, CT. Nine past, current, and soon-to-be students at Yale are among the 30 winners of 2015 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. Harkness Tower Canopy Highsmith by Carol M....
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Black College Students Develop Career Through Travel
New York, N.Y. Few African Americans will ever get the chance to visit China—a country that’s modernizing at a dynamic pace and becoming a global center for technology and commerce. So Kamari Wright...
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Dropping the Ball: Disparities in NYC Phys-Ed Classes
New York, N.Y. Consistent and meaningful physical education is known to bolster student academic achievement and engagement in school, as well as instill vital knowledge and healthy behaviors in...
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Meet Community College Grads in White House
Washington, D.C. President Obama is traveling to Watertown, South Dakota on Friday to deliver the commencement address at Lake Area Technical Institute — one of the nation’s top community colleges....
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Michelle Obama: Powerful Remarks at Tuskegee U.
Tuskegee, Alabama. This past Saturday, First Lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement address to the Class of 2015 at Tuskegee University — a historically black university in Tuskegee, Alabama....
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First Lady Celebrates 2015 Oberlin College Graduates
Oberlin, Ohio. This afternoon, First Lady Michelle Obama addressed the Class of 2015 at Oberlin College in Ohio. First Lady Michelle Obama is presented an honor sash during Oberlin College...
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Marietta College Central America Trip: Leadership & Conservation
Marietta, Ohio. In May 2015, we took a group of leadership students to Costa Rica and Belize to study Conservation within the context of leadership. Through this trip, we studied the ways leaders work...
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