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2011 Broad Prize Awarded to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; North Carolina District Wins $550,000 in Scholarships, Three Finalist Districts Each Win $150,000

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Media Contacts Erica Lepping, elepping@broadfoundation.org LaTarzja Henry, l.henry@cms.k12.nc.us 2011 Broad Prize Awarded to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; North Carolina District Wins $550,000 in Scholarships, Three Finalist Districts Each Win $150,000 WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2011—The winner of the 2011 Broad Prize for Urban Education—the large, urban school district that has shown the greatest student academic gains nationally—is Charlotte-… Read more »

$2 Million in Broad Prize Scholarships Awarded to 106 High School Seniors to Attend College

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Media Contact Erica Lepping, elepping@broadfoundation.org $2 Million in Broad Prize Scholarships Awarded to 106 High School Seniors to Attend College LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2011—The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation announced today it has awarded $2 million in Broad Prize college scholarships to 106 graduating high school seniors whose school districts were recognized last year… Read more »

The Broad Foundation Announces 2011 Finalists for $1 Million Broad Prize; Four Urban School Districts Honored for Significant Student Gains

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Media Contact Erica Lepping, elepping@broadfoundation.org The Broad Foundation Announces 2011 Finalists for $1 Million Broad Prize; Four Urban School Districts Honored for Significant Student Gains LOS ANGELES, April 5, 2011—The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation announced today the four school districts that are finalists for the 2011 Broad Prize for Urban Education, an annual $1… Read more »

UCSF Opens Headquarters for the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research

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Media Contacts Jennifer O’Brien, jobrien@pubaff.ucsf.edu Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org UCSF Opens Headquarters for the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10, 2011—The University of California, San Francisco today celebrated the official opening of the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building, a testament to the power… Read more »

Teach For America Announces Endowment With Investments From Four Leading Philanthropists on Eve of Its 20th Anniversary

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Media Contacts Erica Lepping, elepping@broadfoundation.org Carrie James, carrie.james@teachforamerica.org Teach For America Announces Endowment With Investments From Four Leading Philanthropists on Eve of Its 20th Anniversary Four National Funders Commit a Total of $100 Million to Ensure the Organization’s Sustainability NEW YORK CITY, January 27, 2011—Teach For America announced today that it has established a permanent endowment… Read more »

The Broad Art Foundation Unveils Museum Designs; Initial Programming Outlined, Board of Governors Announced

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The Broad Art Foundation Unveils Museum Designs; Initial Programming Outlined, Board of Governors Announced LOS ANGELES Jan. 6, 2011 – Philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad and architect Elizabeth Diller today unveiled the designs of The Broad Art Foundation, a contemporary art museum on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. Designed by world-renowned architects Diller Scofidio… Read more »

Broad Collection to be Built on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles; Broads Name Diller Scofidio + Renfro as Architect

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Media Contact Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org Broad Collection to be Built on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles; Broads Name Diller Scofidio + Renfro as Architect LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2010—The Broad Collection, a public museum of contemporary art and headquarters of The Broad Art Foundation’s worldwide lending library, will be built on Grand Avenue… Read more »

Broad Foundation makes gift to Koegel Autism Center at UC Santa Barbara

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Media Contact George Yatchisin, george@education.ucsb.edu Broad Foundation makes gift to Koegel Autism Center at UC Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, CALIF., May 25, 2010—The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation has made a $250,000 grant to the Koegel Autism Center in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at UC Santa Barbara to support the cutting-edge research and… Read more »