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The New York Times Features Cooke Prize Honoree's Accomplishments

In his Sunday column for The New York Times, Frank Bruni describes the efforts towards diversity that earned Amherst College the foundation's Cooke Prize for Equity in Educational Excellence.

Bruni writes, "abo...

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$1 Million Cooke Prize Recipient Announced

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Announcing the 2016 Good Neighbor Grant Recipients

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3 Facts on Pell Completion from the Department of Education

A new report from the Department of Education reinforces the agency's focus on college access and affordability. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's executive director, Harold O. Levy, comments that lowering the barriers...

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Illinois Partners with Lead Higher Initiative to Close...

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The Cooke Young Scholars Program 2016 Application is...

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Application Period Opens for Largest Scholarship for High-Achieving...

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