by Michelson Philanthropies | Dec 7, 2021 | 20 Million Minds, News, Stories
Inclusive access is a billing mechanism which adds the cost of course materials directly to student’s tuition and fees. Originally published on 20mm.org. “Inclusive Access,” “First Day Access,” and “Equitable Access” may stir images of students using...
by Michelson Philanthropies | Sep 23, 2021 | 20 Million Minds, Media
Digital inequity continues to perpetuate intergenerational poverty among poor communities of color by disenfranchising them, limiting their access to health care and education, and stifling economic opportunity and growth. Black and Latino students are 30% to 40% more...
by Justin Chapman | Sep 21, 2021 | 20 Million Minds, FirstGen, Michelson Found Animals, Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property, Michelson Medical Research Foundation, Michelson Philanthropies, Michelson Prizes, News, Stories, USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience
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...
by Michelson Philanthropies | Sep 13, 2021 | 20 Million Minds, News
Recent federal and state investments in broadband infrastructure open the possibility for innovative approaches to connecting Black and Brown people to the internet. Full blog post on 20MM.org. Digital Inequity in the Black Community: Someday, ‘Things...
by Michelson Philanthropies | Jun 25, 2021 | 20 Million Minds, Media
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, students continue to experience digital inequity. According to the Brookings Institute, almost 10 million students—half of whom are students of color—do not have the home internet services necessary for remote learning in 2021....