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Max Maldonado Selected as a 2024 Tow Journalism Fellow

Grantee partners FRONTLINE and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY have selected Max Maldonado as a 2024 Tow Journalism Fellow. Over the course of the year-long fellowship funded by The Tow Foundation, Maldonado will work with FRONTLINE’s documentary filmmaking teams on research, reporting, data analysis, interviews, and more. He’ll also work on … Continued

The Tow Foundation Announces Grants to 17 Theaters to Support Emerging Playwrights and Directors

The Tow Foundation is pleased to announce that fourteen New York City Theaters have been awarded a grant to participate in The Tow Foundation Playwright Residency Program. Additionally, for the first time, three theaters have been given a grant to support their programs for directors. The Tow Playwright Residency program, founded in 2013, offers playwrights the opportunity … Continued

Meghan Lowney joins The Tow Foundation as Vice President of Strategy and Impact

The Tow Foundation is pleased to announce that Meghan Lowney has joined its team as Vice President of Strategy and Impact. In her newly-created role, Meghan will collaborate closely with the Foundation’s president, Emily Tow, as well as its board of directors, other senior leaders and across the organization. Meghan brings extensive experience across the … Continued

Tow Mentorship Initiative in Brooklyn College Magazine

This month’s Brooklyn College Magazine features a cover story on the Tow Mentorship Initiative. First launched in fall 2022, the Tow Mentorship Initiative includes the Tow Mentoring and Research Program, the Tow Senior Faculty Mentors Program, the Tow Mentor-in-Residence Program, and Tow Faculty Awards. The multifaceted approach is designed to weave a culture of mentorship … Continued

Kaela Malig Is the Latest FRONTLINE Tow Journalism Fellow

Kaela Malig joins FRONTLINE as the latest Tow Journalism fellow. She holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism with a focus on investigative reporting, foreign correspondence and video journalism. While at Columbia, she was a Brigid O’Hara-Forster and Association of Foreign Press Correspondents scholar and was awarded an Overseas Press Club … Continued

Emily Tow Honored at Fund for Women & Girls Annual Luncheon

Emily Tow, president of The Tow Foundation, was honored today by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation (FCCF) with the 2023 Anne S. Leonhardt Award. The award was presented at FCCF’s Fund for Women & Girls Annual Luncheon, which was centered around the theme “Change in Motion” and featured a conversation with dancer and philanthropist Misty Copeland. … Continued

Grantee Partners Testify in Support of Closing Rikers Island Jail Complex

Representatives from the Fortune Society as well as the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice provided public testimony to the New York City Council in opposition to any delays in closing the notorious Rikers Island Jail Complex. Read the testimony of Andre Ward, associate vice president of The David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy … Continued

“The Best We Could” Wows Audiences and Critics

Tow Playwright-in-Residence Emily Feldman “achieves a captivating depth of field beyond her characters’ surface actions,” according to a review “The Best We Could (a family tragedy)” in the New York Times. The show will run through March 26, 2023 at Manhattan Theatre Club. Read the review here.

JP Howard to Serve as Brooklyn College’s Tow Mentor-in-Residence

Poet, educator, judge, literary activist and curator JP Howard was appointed by Brooklyn College to serve as the Tow Mentor-in-Residence for the Spring 2023 semester. The program selects high profile, senior scholars and practitioners to work with students and faculty to help them fulfill their academic and personal endeavors. Learn more about JP Howard and the Tow … Continued

The Marshall Project Launches TV Series Taking Viewers Inside Prisons and Jails

The Marshall Project and VICE News have teamed up to produce an eight-episode video series examining the realities of the US criminal legal system. Developed by people who were formerly incarcerated, “Inside Story” explores issues of crime, punishment and the prison industry through investigative journalism, animated first-person essays and more. The series builds upon “News … Continued