Digital Inequity in the Black Community
Recent federal and state investments in broadband infrastructure open the possibility for innovative approaches to connecting Black and Brown people to the...
The Giving Pledge – Alya and Gary Michelson’s Commitment to Philanthropy
In regard to great wealth there is an established tradition to differentiate those who have made it on their own from those who have had it bestowed upon...
Announcing New Staff Members — Michelson Philanthropies is Growing!
The Michelson Philanthropies team is growing! We’re pleased to announce new staff members Vania Campos, Justin Chapman, and Michele Morris. ...
How to Start a College Education Program in Prison
Heather Gay, education manager at the Michigan Department of Corrections and president-elect of the Correctional Education Association (CEA) discusses the...
Michelson Found Animals Kicks Off the 2021 Saving Pets Challenge
The Saving Pets Challenge helps animal welfare organizations raise money for the chance to win grants and prizes to support life-saving programs for pets in...
Nanofabrication Laboratory Opens at USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience
The John O’Brien Nanofabrication Lab is a hub for research projects ranging from basic science to applied technology, including lithography, characterization,...
Spark Grantee California Justice Leaders Shares Alumni Updates
Alumni Donald Wilson, Joshua Thomas, and Lucy Bobenrieth share their post-California Justice Leaders (CJL) program updates. This blog post was...
Cailyn Nagle Joins the Michelson 20MM Foundation as OER Program Manager
“Open education means not only removing one of the barriers to access higher education, but removing the walls to knowledge, both in its creation and...
‘Generosity Breeds Joy’: No Place Like Home Challenge Reunited More Than 10,000 Pets With Their Families
Animal shelters and other organizations completed 10,366 reunions of pets with their families through the No Place Like Home Challenge. Reuniting Pets...
CSU Channel Islands to Create CAopenEd
The Michelson 20MM Foundation has awarded a Spark Grant to California State University Channel Islands to advance work that breaks down OER learning silos...
Open Educational Resources Level the Playing Field for California’s Community College Students
The 20MM Foundation has worked to promote solutions to the affordability issue for California’s Community College Students, specifically around textbook...
Compton College Sets Out to Be a Fully OER Campus by 2035
Compton College president and CEO, Dr. Keith Curry, sets an ambitious goal of utilizing open educational resources (OER) in 85-100% of all courses and degree...