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‘My father died yesterday’: High schooler gives graduation speech hours after dad’s funeral
Alem Hadzic’s father was diagnosed with cancer during his senior year of high school. Hadzic is his school’s Valedictorian and decided to continue ahead with his graduation speech, even though the ceremony was on the same day of his father’s funeral.
Harlem School Of The Arts Celebrates 60th Anniversary With ‘Bridgerton’-Themed Gala
On May 20, the Harlem School of the Arts’ (HSA) celebrated its 60th anniversary at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City. The event honored the legacy of the school’s founder, concert soprano Dorothy Maynor, and guests were greeted with a Bridgerton-inspired dinner theater experience, coinciding with Netflix’s release of the show’s third season. Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos gave a heartfelt speech to his wife, author, and former ambassador to the Bahamas, Nicole A. Avant, who was honored alongside her late parents, Jacqueline and Clarence Avant. Celebrated for their efforts in philanthropy, business, and politics, the Avants were recognized at the...
Track: Highlights from the Bergen County Meet of Champions
HACKENSACK -- It's been a week now since the sensational Lou Lanzalotto Bergen Meet of Champions at the Ed Church Track at Hackensack High School and the excitement hasn't yet faded. The meet, started by Church and several other coaches in 1970 and the Girls Meet of Champions, started nine...
Feinstein Academy of Scholars Symposium and Elmezzi Graduate School Commencement draws top scientific minds: Peter J. Hotez, Robert S. Langer, others
MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2024-- Many of the nation’s leading physician-scientists came together for two special events hosted by The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. On May 22, the Feinstein Academy of Scholars Symposium, an integrated network of researchers and scholars who share a passion for revolutionizing translational research, hosted its 7th annual symposium at The Oheka Castle, Huntington, NY. On the following day, May 23, the 2024 Commencement Exercises for the Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine were held at the Feinstein Institutes in Manhasset, NY, where three PhD candidates received their degrees. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240524531165/en/ (Left to right) 2024 Elmezzi graduates Drs. Bailey Roberts, Prashin Unadkat and Colleen Nofi. (Credit: Feinstein Institutes)
NYC prep school’s antisemitism report admits faculty blamed ‘wealthy, influential Jewish parents’ for tension
A much-anticipated internal report about antisemitism at elite Collegiate prep school admitted that some faculty members blamed “wealthy and influential” Jewish parents for tensions at the school following Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack. Finger-pointing faculty, parents and students skirted close to “one of the oldest and most pervasive antisemitic tropes,” the report, obtained by The Post, conceded. The report was compiled in March and released on May 17. The findings came in the wake of a November 2023 letter to head of school David Lourie and Board of Trustees president Jonathan K. Youngwood — and signed by more than 100...
New Assistant Principal Named At Middle School In Greenwich
After serving for several months in an interim capacity, the assistant principal of a Fairfield County middle school now has the job for good.In an announcement on Friday, May 24, Greenwich Public Schools Superintendent Toni Jones revealed that Matthew Cerruto will be the new assistant pr…
Charter schools want NYC to share its ‘Do-Not Hire’ list of pervy teachers
A charter-school advocate wants to close a loophole that allows predatory teachers fired by the city Department of Education to land classroom jobs in charter and private schools. James Merriman, CEO of the nonprofit New York City Charter School Center, said his organization has reached out to the DOE to talk about “this critical issue” following The Post’s coverage of a fired French teacher who found work at a Bronx charter school. Dulaina Almonte, 33, was fired for texting a student 28,000 times at Truman HS in the Bronx, but landed a teaching gig at the privately-run AECI 2: NYC Charter High...
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