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Ford Foundation promotes Anita Khashu and Chi-hui Yang as new program directors

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ford Foundation announced today the appointments of Anita Khashu as its next program director for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice - U.S. (GREJ-U.S.) and Chi-hui Yang as its next program director for Creativity & Free Expression (CFE).

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ford Foundation announced today the appointments of Anita Khashu as its next program director for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice - U.S. (GREJ-U.S.) and Chi-hui Yang as its next program director for Creativity & Free Expression (CFE).
  • "Anita Khashu and Chi-hui Yang have been exceptional leaders throughout their respective careers and during their time at the Ford Foundation.
  • "Anita and Chi-hui, alongside the outstanding team we have at Ford, are tasked with the urgent work of reducing inequality and advancing a more just society."
  • Khashu joined the Ford Foundation in 2021 as senior program officer for the foundation's immigrant rights portfolio.

TPG Appoints Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri as Chief Operating Officer

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

TPG (NASDAQ: TPG), a global alternative asset management firm, announced that effective today, Partner and Board Member Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri has been named Chief Operating Officer of the firm.

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  • TPG (NASDAQ: TPG), a global alternative asset management firm, announced that effective today, Partner and Board Member Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri has been named Chief Operating Officer of the firm.
  • Anilu has been at the forefront of several milestones at the firm, including our IPO in 2022 and our recent acquisition of Angelo Gordon.
  • “Since joining the firm in 2015, Ken has been instrumental in developing our infrastructure and expanding our operating capabilities.
  • We thank him for his leadership, partnership, and significant contributions over many years.”
    Vazquez-Ubarri joined TPG in 2018 and most recently served as Partner and Chief Human Resources Officer of the firm.

Nonprofit Helping People Succeed After Prison Receives Over $700,000 To Support Its Mission

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

DURHAM, N.C., April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network (FICGN) was awarded multiple grants to support its mission of creating learning experiences for justice system-impacted students and professionals.

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  • DURHAM, N.C., April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network (FICGN) was awarded multiple grants to support its mission of creating learning experiences for justice system-impacted students and professionals.
  • The grant will help FICGN build capacity to help formerly incarcerated individuals succeed in higher education and beyond.
  • "The right to learn, the right to dream, the right to seek knowledge, the right to imagine."
  • Lastly, the Vera Institute of Justice awarded FICGN a community grant to support chapter expansion across the U.S., supporting and empowering members in creating community in their regions.

Chubb Rule of Law Fund Continues Support for Projects to Advance Racial Justice

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

NEW YORK, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chubb announced today that its innovative Chubb Rule of Law Fund, supported by 16 law firms and the Chubb Charitable Foundation, awarded four new grants in late 2022 totaling $1 million to fund programs to promote equity and advance racial justice in the U.S. criminal justice system.

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  • NEW YORK, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chubb announced today that its innovative Chubb Rule of Law Fund, supported by 16 law firms and the Chubb Charitable Foundation, awarded four new grants in late 2022 totaling $1 million to fund programs to promote equity and advance racial justice in the U.S. criminal justice system.
  • "When the Chubb Rule of Law Fund focused on domestic racial justice issues in 2020, that support centered on the relationship between law enforcement and the community it serves, understanding that public safety requires mutual trust between these groups," said Joseph Wayland, Executive Vice President, Chubb Group and General Counsel.
  • Since it was established in 2008, the Chubb Rule of Law Fund has made 71 grants to support the preservation and advancement of the rule of law.
  • In addition to racial justice projects, the Fund will focus on supporting projects that advance anticorruption, access to affordable justice, and maintaining democratic norms for the 2022-24 giving period.

CORRECTION - WGU Labs Partners With Nucleos To Pilot Degree Programs For Incarcerated Learners

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Friday, February 10, 2023

WGU Labs , an affiliate of Western Governors University (WGU), has entered into a strategic partnership with Nucleos , a social impact company with a mission to promote a more just society through education and training, to explore the potential for WGU to deliver bachelor’s degree courses to incarcerated people.

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  • WGU Labs , an affiliate of Western Governors University (WGU), has entered into a strategic partnership with Nucleos , a social impact company with a mission to promote a more just society through education and training, to explore the potential for WGU to deliver bachelor’s degree courses to incarcerated people.
  • The collaboration will leverage the Nucleos Learning Platform to bridge the existing IT infrastructure of prisons and deliver coursework to yield a bachelor’s degree.
  • Just recently, the Department of Education ruled that incarcerated individuals will again have access to Pell Grants, starting July 2023.
  • The Accelerator at WGU Labs will collaborate with Nucleos to determine how WGU can deliver degree programs to incarcerated people in correctional facilities by utilizing the Nucleos Learning Platform.

WGU Labs Partners With Nucleos To Pilot Degree Programs For Incarcerated Learners

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

The collaboration will leverage the Nucleos Learning Platform to bridge the existing IT infrastructure of prisons and deliver coursework to yield a bachelor’s degree.

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  • The collaboration will leverage the Nucleos Learning Platform to bridge the existing IT infrastructure of prisons and deliver coursework to yield a bachelor’s degree.
  • Just recently, the Department of Education ruled that incarcerated individuals will again have access to Pell Grants, starting July 2023.
  • The Accelerator at WGU Labs will collaborate with Nucleos in creating one such pathway by supporting the delivery of WGU’s educational model through the Nucleos platform.
  • Nucleos’ delivery of WGU courses will allow people involved with the justice system to access the same federal college funding available to all Americans.

Adrienne L. Austin is being recognized by Continental Who's Who

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Monday, October 10, 2022

NUTLEY, N.J., Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adrienne L. Austin is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Trusted Professional for her leadership and outstanding excellence in the Health Services field, acknowledging her work with Jersey City Medical Center - RWJBarnabas Health.

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  • NUTLEY, N.J., Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adrienne L. Austin is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Trusted Professional for her leadership and outstanding excellence in the Health Services field, acknowledging her work with Jersey City Medical Center - RWJBarnabas Health.
  • Ms. Austin currently serves as the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Jersey City Medical Center - RWJBarnabas Health.
  • She began working at the department mentioned above in 2010 as an administrative trials unit attorney.
  • In pursuit of higher education, Ms. Austin earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of California Los Angeles in 2002.