January 2016

NYU Diversity

Pending Diversity: Students Learn the Value of Diversity at the NYU Tandon Summit

Culture, Education, Science & Technology /

After over a year of planning, Brooklyn’s NYU Tandon School of Engineering launched the 2015 Diversity in STEM Summit: Bridging Engineering and Business for the Future. This was an event that Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Anita Farrington, said is relevant to the current racial tensions across universities. Additionally, it was statistically relevant. The 2015 […]

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Harlem Educational Activities Fund Honors Roger W. Ferguson at 11th Annual Gala

Culture, Education, Headlines, Philanthropy /

Harlem Educational Activities Fund Honors Roger W. Ferguson at 11th Annual Gala College Success Program Raises 1.2 Million for Underserved Students Eager to Succeed NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) hosted its 11th Annual Gala on October 27th at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City, raising $1.2 million in support

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Neil Degrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson – Scientist, Educator, and Cultural Powerhouse

Culture, Education, Headlines, Science & Technology /

Photo by Marius Bugge Over the last year Neil deGrasse Tyson has become a cultural powerhouse. The astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History not only helped educate the masses about the wonders of science and the Universe through Cosmos, but also tackles a wide range of issues

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