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Lisa M. Cover
Failure is not an option for math teacher Lisa Cover. Working in an underserved community, Ms. Cover creates a no-nonsense classroom environment where students are expected to do well. A…
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Failure is not an option for math teacher Lisa Cover. Working in an underserved community, Ms. Cover creates a no-nonsense classroom environment where students are expected to do well. A…
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…important to Mr. Gonzalez is the school’s underlying focus on literacy. Each classroom has its own library. Mr. Gonzalez has incorporated the community in his efforts through The Community Reading…
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…norms. At Baruch, he has also worked to understand local transportation policy and North America’s addiction to the car. Daniel volunteers as an admissions interviewer and alumni committee member for…
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…how to get the shiest, most subdued, and most timid students to be vocal, confident and passionate about science,” notes a colleague. A former student, now an aerospace engineer, comments,…
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…(ICHS) in the South Bronx, where all the students are recent immigrants. Compassionate and patient, Mr. Uy combines a highly structured, but participatory, classroom approach with innovative, hands-on projects. He…
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Phillip Gleason is responsible for all aspects of New York City’s landfills, including operations, regulatory compliance, closure, end-use, and post closure maintenance and monitoring. In a city that generates 12,000…
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…Island has a student body of about 200, ages 16-21, who are over-aged and under-credited. These students may not have a permanent home, may have been in juvenile detention or…
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…that include affordable housing, environmental protection, human rights, and voting rights. Her most recent position as a Public Engagement Trainee at Arch Street Communications focused on expanding the company’s social…
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…immigrant communities from around the world and is an indispensable resource for its residents. Says one colleague, “Under Yang’s leadership, the Flushing Library is more than a community center. It…
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…communities to create emergency management mitigation strategies that are climate change resilient, creative, and sustainable. In her previous role with the Peace Corps, as a community development specialist in Tanzania,…
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