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Press Releases
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Kennedy Institute receives $500,000 grant from Gates Foundation to target youth
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate has received a $500,000 grant for a new multimedia initiative focused on young people.
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Institute to put focus on ‘Women’s Fight for Suffrage’
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the US Senate will launch a new program in December titled “The Citizens’ Senate: Women’s Fight for Suffrage” that will center on how women’s right to vote was secured by the 19th Amendment in 1920.
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Kennedy Institute to honor women’s suffrage movement
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate is illuminating how suffragists influenced the U.S. Senate to allow women to vote.
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Press Release
Edward M. Kennedy Institute receives grant for youth social movement project
New multimedia exhibition with support from the Gates Foundation will convene young leaders and advocates to inspire civic engagement
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Press Release
Innovative education leader to headline launch of new Edward M. Kennedy Institute program series on September 10
The Stone Social Impact Forum will highlight those who tackle inequality, advance social change, and inspire civic action
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Press Release
Edward M. Kennedy Institute announces new Citizens’ Senate program honoring women’s historic pursuit of right to vote
Two Massachusetts funders invest in program that will illuminate how Americans have influenced the U.S. Senate
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Blog Post
The Stone Social Impact Forum debuts
Geoffrey Canada, founder and president of Harlem Children’s Zone, was the inaugural speaker at the Stone Social Impact Forum.
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Blog Post
Adirondack chairs on the lawn
On summer Fridays, the team at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute displayed one hundred lawn chairs outside the front entrance that represented the political affiliations of the current members of the United States Senate.
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Blog Post
Partnering with John Hancock's MLK Scholars
Members of the Institute’s education team brought a large-scale Today’s Vote legislative simulation to the MLK Scholars gathering.
News Stories
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Kennedy Institute receives $500,000 grant from Gates Foundation to target youth
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate has received a $500,000 grant for a new multimedia initiative focused on young people.
-
Institute to put focus on ‘Women’s Fight for Suffrage’
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the US Senate will launch a new program in December titled “The Citizens’ Senate: Women’s Fight for Suffrage” that will center on how women’s right to vote was secured by the 19th Amendment in 1920.
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Kennedy Institute to honor women’s suffrage movement
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate is illuminating how suffragists influenced the U.S. Senate to allow women to vote.
Press Releases
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Press Release
Edward M. Kennedy Institute receives grant for youth social movement project
New multimedia exhibition with support from the Gates Foundation will convene young leaders and advocates to inspire civic engagement
-
Press Release
Innovative education leader to headline launch of new Edward M. Kennedy Institute program series on September 10
The Stone Social Impact Forum will highlight those who tackle inequality, advance social change, and inspire civic action
-
Press Release
Edward M. Kennedy Institute announces new Citizens’ Senate program honoring women’s historic pursuit of right to vote
Two Massachusetts funders invest in program that will illuminate how Americans have influenced the U.S. Senate
