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Daniel R. Porterfield named incoming CEO of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
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Daniel R. Porterfield named incoming CEO of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

National education and civil society leader Daniel R. Porterfield—the current president and CEO of the Aspen Institute and a former president of Franklin & Marshall College—will begin his leadership of the Foundat...

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Cooke Scholars and Alums Gather in Los Angeles for Cooke Connections: Southern California
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Cooke Scholars and Alums Gather in Los Angeles for Cooke Connections: Southern California

Earlier this month, Cooke Scholars, Alums, and Foundation staff gathered in Los Angeles for the latest in our series of regional Cooke Connections events providing valuable networking and career development opportunit...

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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Announces 2026 College Scholarship Recipients
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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Announces 2026 College Scholarship…

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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Names 485 Community College Students as Semifinalists for Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Names 485 Community College…

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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Announces 568 College Scholarship Semifinalists for 2026 
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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Announces 568 College Scholarship Semifinalists for 2026 

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Announces 568 College Scholarship Semifinalists for 2026 

LANSDOWNE, VIRGINIA (JANUARY 22, 2026) — Today, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced that 568 talented high school senio...

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How to Submit a Competitive College Transfer Application 
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How to Submit a Competitive College Transfer Application 

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Why High-Achieving Community College Students Should Consider Highly Selective Colleges
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Why High-Achieving Community College Students Should Consider Highly…

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Charting Her Path with Support from the Cooke Scholar Community: Mazzi Moore Reflects on Her First Semester at MIT
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Charting Her Path with Support from the Cooke…

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