by | Jun 5, 2014 | CMC, Helen Keller International, Kravis Prize
A number of CMCers were in New York at the end of May to attend a Spirit of Helen Keller Gala, which raised approximately $1 million dollars for the nonprofit’s global, life-saving work in preventing blindness and malnutrition. Joining the guest list in support of the...
by | Mar 6, 2014 | CMC, Community Development, Education, Kravis Prize, Pratham
Knowledge that can radically change lives is a potent form of knowledge that cuts across categories and barriers — that’s been the key to Pratham’s success for more than 20 years, and it’s also the reason why the Mumbai-based organization and...
by | Apr 15, 2013 | CMC, Education, Johann Olav Koss, Kravis Prize, Right 2 Play
In 2008, when Johann Olav Koss’s organization Right To Play set a goal to reach one million children weekly, the number was still a distant dream. This month, in the buildup to this week’s award ceremony for the Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership, Right To Play...
by | May 25, 2011 | CMC, Kravis Prize
We’re excited to announce that Claremont McKenna College has opened the nomination period for the seventh annual Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership. You can now submit your candidate suggestions through the Kravis Prize website. All candidates submitted on the...
by | Apr 19, 2011 | CMC, Education, Escuela Nueva, Kravis Prize, Vicky Colbert
During her recent travels to the U.S. to receive the 2011 Kravis Prize in Leadership, Vicky Colbert visited Claremont McKenna College and spoke with students Cody Chang and Nikki Holzberg. In the video below, Colbert talked about the benefits of the Kravis Prize and...
by | Mar 25, 2011 | CMC, Education, Escuela Nueva, Kravis Prize, Vicky Colbert
Can the educational model espoused by the Escuela Nueva Foundation in Colombia work here in the United States? In his Cutting-Edge Leadership blog on PsychologyToday.com, Dr. Ronald Riggio explains that, not only would this model work here, it was created here and it...
