Foundation for City College
Project Title
As a one-time only grant for core support of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership
Date
Jun. 09, 2022
Duration
36 months
Description
The City College of New York (CCNY) was founded in 1847 to make higher education available to all, regardless of income, religion, ethnicity or background. Today, three out of four CCNY students are first-generation college students. Eighty percent of its students are people of color, more than 50 percent are immigrants, and a vast majority are from low-income, working-class families. The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership is CCNY’s largest unit, educating 4,000 of the college’s 16,000 students. In addition to offering quality social science education, the school emphasizes leadership, social justice, and public service. With Corporation support, the Colin Powell School will develop programming for its new Office of Student Success and launch a new Leadership Studies program. The Office of Student Success aims to deepen student support and broaden the reach of academic and co-curricular investments to help students finish their degrees with career starting jobs.
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Project Title
For core support of the Colin Powell School of Civic and Global Leadership
Date
Sep. 10, 2020
Duration
12 months
Description
With 60 percent of students at the City College of New York (CCNY) being eligible for federal Pell grants and other forms of financial assistance, CCNY is heralded as a national model for social mobility. The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership is the largest unit at CCNY, educating 4,000 of the college’s 16,000 students and bestowing degrees to nearly one-third of the college’s graduates each year. The Colin Powell School supports and promotes pedagogy and research in the social sciences and is committed to leadership development and engagement in domestic and international policy, public service, business and finance.With Corporation support, the Colin Powell School will adapt to the COVID-19 environment as it works to ensure the least amount of disruption to the students it serves.
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Project Title
For the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership Student Emergency Fund
Date
Sep. 10, 2020
Duration
12 months
Description
The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership supports and promotes pedagogy and research in the social sciences. It is dedicated to fostering the values of leadership development and engagement in domestic and international policy, public service, business and finance. Their request aligns with the Foundation’s commitment to address theneeds of New York’scommunitiesduring the Covid-19 crisis. In a typical year, the Colin Powell School of Civic and Global Leadership distributes $100,000 in emergency aid to students, which they anticipate willtriple given the current crisis. With Corporation support, the Colin Powell School will be able to meet the immediate needs of many more students whose circumstances are compromised.