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The birth rate among teenagers 15 to 19 in the United States rose 3 percent in 2006, according to a report issued Wednesday, the first such increase since 1991. The finding surprised scholars and fueled a debate about whether the Bush administration's abstinence-only sexual education…

With retirement for many Americans now expected to stretch out 20 or 30 years, the question arises: How best to fill that time? Perhaps the answer is an "encore career." That's the hope of Marc Freedman, founder and chief executive officer of Civic Ventures, a…

The rights of immigrants must be protected and foundations can use their unique strengths to play a leading role such as funding public education and civic engagement, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies' President and CEO, in this speech at the European Foundation Centre Meeting…

Professionals Mentoring Middle-Grades Students Boston Not long ago, an 8th grader from a hardscrabble neighborhood in this city decided on an ambitious career path: She would become a doctor. Many adults encouraged her, but when she spoke with a knowledgeable source, a Harvard University medical…

Online Clearinghouse Sizes Up What Works in Array of Programs By Debra Viadero The U.S. Department of Education isn't the only organization in Washington with a "what works" Web site. Over the past five years, Child Trends, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research group, has been quietly…

[caption id="attachment_83436" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] An artist impression of the Seamus Heaney Centre[/caption]   Queen's University Belfast has announced a £4.9 million (€5.7m) new landmark venue for the Seamus Heaney Centre, which will open for staff, students and the public early next year. The reimagined space…

A University of Queensland landmark has been named in honour of extraordinary philanthropist Charles ‘Chuck’ Feeney, whose generosity permanently changed Australia’s research landscape and led to many research discoveries. Extending the breadth of UQ’s historic Forgan Smith Building at UQ’s entrance, Feeney Way recognises the…

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1140"] Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney ’56, left, with his wife, Helga, in the back right; and President Martha E. Pollack, right, during a virtual presentation of the inaugural Charles F. Feeney ’56 Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurship and Humanity on April 30.…

[caption id="attachment_80398" align="aligncenter" width="738"] An aerial view of the Cornell Tech campus, showing the 59th Street Bridge over Roosevelt Island and the Great Lawn, in the foreground.[/caption] By Linda Copman Cornell Tech has announced a $1 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to jump-start its…

[caption id="attachment_83040" align="aligncenter" width="546"] Phoebe Kowalewski, curator of The Atlantic Philanthropies archives, walks the aisles of the Library Annex, where the foundation’s physical archival materials are kept.[/caption] By Jose Beduya A treasure trove for scholars of philanthropy and social change is now available at Cornell…