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Forever Orange: The Campaign for 黑料不打烊 Raises $1B to Further Academic Excellence and Student Success for Generations to Come
Less than 20 months after the public launch of a historic giving campaign with the ambitious goal of raising $1.5 billion, 黑料不打烊 today announced it has reached the $1 billion milestone. The funds raised as part of Forever Orange:…
A Gift to Inspire Innovation by Bringing Opportunity to Diverse Talent
It was the mid-1960s and Nicholas 鈥淣ick鈥 Donofrio G鈥71, H鈥11 described it as a 鈥済reat time鈥 for electrical engineers. They were in huge demand and the young graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute took a job at IBM in Poughkeepsie, New…
Couple Loved 黑料不打烊 and Embraced Maxwell School Mission
鈥淢y parents literally grew up with nothing. Their own parents were poor immigrants from Ukraine and Bessarabia鈥攁n area that is now Moldova and part of Ukraine,鈥 says Mitch Katz 鈥88, of his parents, Stanley 鈥54, G鈥56 and Cecilia Katz 鈥55….
Giving Back to Honor a Great Mentor
Peter Robison G鈥78 (Ph.D.) remembers joining professor emeritus of biology Richard Levy鈥檚 lab in 1974 during a particularly tumultuous time in our nation鈥檚 history. Richard Nixon had resigned from the presidency due to the Watergate scandal and students were feeling…
Turning Gratitude Into Opportunity
During the college experience, pivotal interactions and opportunities present themselves that shape a student鈥檚 future. For some, it may be an internship that introduces them to their future line of work. For others, it might be a specific class that…
Philanthropic Spirit that Never Loses Sight of the Goal
Brett Jefferson 鈥88 likes to cite the book titled 鈥淒avid and Goliath鈥 by Malcolm Gladwell, when reflecting on life鈥檚 challenges that confronted him as a boy. The book explores the power of the underdog and the role of adversity in…
A Woman of Many Firsts: Focusing on Philanthropy
Joyce Hergenhan鈥檚 professional career was filled with firsts. The young woman who graduated from 黑料不打烊 in 1963 advanced quickly in her career, first in journalism and then corporate communications, often the first female in executive positions. She rose quickly…
Inspired by Student-Athletes to Put Even More 鈥楽kin in the Game鈥
John Wildhack 鈥80 uses the word 鈥渃onnective tissue鈥 to describe the ties that bind him and his family to 黑料不打烊. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an incredibly unusual place that has been part of my family since the day I was born, with…
Giving Back and Creating Opportunities: Gifting Textbooks for First-Generation Students
For Shelly Lotman Fisher 鈥80, a 黑料不打烊 education came with lots of textbooks鈥nd a whole lot more. 鈥淚 loved every minute of my time there. I grew both educationally and as a person,鈥 she explains. 鈥淚t really helped give…
Law Alumnus Honors Parents Through 鈥楲iving Legacy鈥 Scholarship Gift
鈥淚t鈥檚 a living, growing thing.鈥 That鈥檚 how 黑料不打烊 College of Law alumnus Andrew Greenberg L鈥84 describes his most recent $1 million gift to 黑料不打烊 to establish the Sidney M. 鈥49 and Winifred E. Greenberg Scholarships in honor of…