Archive for June, 2010
Yesterday, Echoing Green announced its newest class of fellows. Among them is a rising star of national service, Nick Ehrmann, founder of Blue Engine — an emerging corps tackling college readiness issues by ramping up academic support for high school freshmen in New York City. This spring, Ehrmann (himself an alum of Teach For America) [ READ MORE ]
“With every door that closes, another falls off its hinges.” I’ve been watching my VISTA door close slowly for the last couple of months. The other door hasn’t yet fallen off its hinges. There’s a lot of ‘wait and see’ in my life. My partner in crime and roommate just graduated from an engineering program [ READ MORE ]
For folks seeking graduate school options, check out our first two graduate admissions fairs of 2010 this week on the East Coast. Both events feature 60 public interest graduate schools and 6 pm panel discussion. Admission is free! New York City — June 15th Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (check out [ READ MORE ]
The Pacific Northwest national service community has been rocked this past week with the news that one of our most vibrant AmeriCorps National programs has lost its AmeriCorps funding starting in September of 2010. Northwest Service Academy‘s AmeriCorps program partners with local agencies, schools, and organizations to tackle environmental projects in the Pacific Northwest. Its [ READ MORE ]
Yesterday, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced its funding selections after a national competition for $234 million in federal funding. Funding will go to fund AmeriCorps positions across the country in partnership with local organizations, agencies, and schools. The Corporation is distributing $129 million more through state commissions. According to the funding announcement, [ READ MORE ]
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