The Michelson 20MM Foundation is proud to announce that they are committing $100,000 to organizations that are doing important work to help students meet their basic needs. This article was initially published on 20MM.org. The true cost of college, including...
The Michelson 20MM Foundation awards scholarships to a cohort of community members who will attend the 2021 Open Education Conference. This article was published on 20mm.org. As a proud sponsor of the 2021 Open Education Conference, the Michelson 20MM Foundation is...
The ACCT Leadership Congress is the largest professional development opportunity for community college trustees, presidents, and other thought and policy leaders. By Ryan Erickson-Kulas Last week the Michelson 20MM Foundation had the pleasure of sponsoring, attending,...
This state-of-the-art MRI machine produces better, faster, and less expensive images of the human body, thus improving the capability of diagnostic imaging to detect diseases. By Justin Chapman The state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
Many students struggle to afford textbooks and other course material. They deserve so much more. By Cailyn Nagle It is time to retire “student voice.” I do not mean we should stop listening to the voices of students, but that students deserve so much more than...
The FDA Modernization Act will eliminate a Depression-era requirement for animal testing for all new drug development protocols. Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, the Michelson Center for Public Policy, People for the Ethical Treatment of...
Each year, Upwardly Global recognizes leaders who have advanced opportunity and supported immigrants and refugees in our country. By Justin Chapman Upwardly Global, the nonprofit organization that recently partnered with Alya Michelson’s FirstGen...
Cailyn Nagle dives into the overarching principles surrounding the push for textbook affordability. Expanding the Use of Free Open Course Materials Students across the country have been drivers of the expanding use of free open course materials and have worked...
The Michelson 20MM Foundation is pleased to sponsor the Open Education Global Conference. This online conference focuses on the five UNESCO OER Recommendations: capacity building, policy, access, sustainability, and international cooperation. Originally...
On September 16, 2021, the Michelson 20MM Foundation and the RAND Corporation hosted a panel of diverse experts in the field who discussed RAND’s guide and shared the experience of government, corrections officials, higher education professionals, and researchers....
John Linton, who served as Director of the Office of Correctional Education in the U.S. Department of Education, was a nationally recognized expert in the field of correctional education. This article was published on 20mm.org. On May 15, 2019, John Linton and...
Dr. Wayne Koff, founder and CEO of the Human Immunome Project, discusses the origin of the Michelson Prizes, and Phillip Kim, CEO of Michelson 20MM Foundation, provides an update on the organization’s recent impact venture investments that aim to make the world a...