Author Archives for Jennifer Ellis

CUNY GRADUATE CENTER RECEIVES $10 MILLION GIFT FROM LEON LEVY FOUNDATION TO ENDOW LEON LEVY CENTER FOR BIOGRAPHY

May 20, 2024 4:11 pm Published by Jennifer Ellis Leave your thoughts

May 2024 – Gift brings Leon Levy Foundation total giving to $22.8 million; Foundation will also match up to $5...

The Moynihan Center at The City College of New York introduces second cohort of the Moynihan Public Service Fellowship, supporting promising undergraduate students pursuing innovative careers in public service.

May 10, 2024 2:23 pm Published by Jennifer Ellis Leave your thoughts

May 2024 – Moynihan Public Service Fellows receive awards totaling $10,000, take two elective courses dedicated to professional development and public...

FLORENCE – Restoration of the synagogue, considered one of the most beautiful in the world, is complete – New projects announced, from Siena to Livorno

May 8, 2024 8:25 pm Published by Jennifer Ellis Leave your thoughts

May 2024 – After several months, the facade and left tower of the Synagogue of Florence have finally been cleared...

WCS Library and Archives Unveils Digitized Historic Film Collection – 1,600 films, dating back to the early 1900’s, offer a window into the history of zoos, aquariums and wildlife conservation

May 8, 2024 7:47 pm Published by Jennifer Ellis Leave your thoughts

April 2024 – The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Library and Archives, based at the Bronx Zoo, is proud to announce...

leon levy center for biography announces year-long fellowships to support writers as they work on biographies of history-makers, from Nella Larson to Bill Gates.

April 12, 2024 5:07 pm Published by Jennifer Ellis Leave your thoughts

April 2024 – Kai Bird, executive director of the Graduate Center’s Leon Levy Center for Biography, announced the award of five resident...

KAI BIRD WINS BIO AWARD FROM THE BIOGRAPHERS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION – Making the Graduate Center’s Leon Levy Center for Biography “the most important institute for biography in America.”

March 27, 2024 1:43 pm Published by Jennifer Ellis Leave your thoughts

March 2024 – Kai Bird, executive director of the Graduate Center’s Leon Levy Center for Biography, won the 2024 BIO Award....