In a recent opinion piece in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, Director of Justice Initiatives Diane Sierpina wrote about a decade of youth justice reform in Connecticut. Read an excerpt below: The alleged involvement of 13- and 14-year-olds in the senseless murder of a young college student in New York City last month is a … Continued
New Canaan, CT (July 15, 2019) –The Tow Foundation announces the 4th cohort of its Playwright Residency Program. This cohort includes seven 2019-20 Tow Playwrights-in-Residence and four 2020-21 Tow Playwrights-in-Residence, based at eleven New York nonprofit theater companies. Each theater has been awarded a one year $75,000 grant to support their selected playwright. Emily Tow, … Continued
The Tow Foundation is pleased to announce that Magdalena Cwintal has joined its team as accountant. In her role, Magdalena will be responsible for the Foundation’s day-to-day accounting functions, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness in the processing and reporting of the Foundation’s finances. She also prepares the Foundation’s financial statements and administers its expenses. Magdalena … Continued
The Atlantic Theater Company celebrated female trailblazers at its spring gala, Divas’ Choice, at The Plaza. Honorees included three female arts philanthropy leaders, who have helped shape the Atlantic Theater Company and nurture its mission: Vicki Reiss (Executive Director, The Shubert Foundation), Carol Auerbach (Atlantic Board Member, Auerbach Family Foundation), and our own Emily Tow … Continued
Architect Magazine profiled the new Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, which serves as a new gateway to Brooklyn College. The magazine calls the building “an iconic presence” that symbolize “not only the evolution of the arts at Brooklyn College, but also the transformative relationship between campus and community.” Read More @ … Continued
Rahima Nasa has been selected as the first Tow Journalism Fellow at FRONTLINE and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Nasa will work alongside FRONTLINE’s reporters, producers, and digital makers, contributing across platforms through this yearlong, enterprise journalism fellowship. Read More @ PBS
A ribbon-cutting reception for the new Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts welcomed Leonard Tow as a distinguished guest. “The new Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts is a magnificent addition to our beautiful campus,” said Brooklyn College President Michelle J. Anderson. “This cutting-edge facility will serve as a much-needed … Continued
The Tow Foundation is pleased to announce that Candis Gould has joined its team as Grants Manager. In her role, Candis will be responsible for supporting and enhancing the Foundation’s grantmaking ability through managing its grants management system and processes. This includes the Foundation’s grant lifecycle, grantee relationships, grant expenditures, and the daily operations that … Continued
Jocelyn Bioh’s critically acclaimed School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play will return off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre this fall. Presented by MCC Theater and directed by Tony winner Rebecca Taichman, a limited return engagement will run from October 22nd to November 25th. Read More @ Playbill
There is a rapid takeover of traditional publishers’ roles by companies including Facebook, Snapchat, Google, and Twitter that shows no sign of slowing, and which raises serious questions over how the costs of journalism will be supported. This report, part of an ongoing study by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School, … Continued