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“Known for Values:” William T. Grant on His 150th Birthday

One hundred and fifty years ago this month, on June 27, 1876, visionary entrepreneur and retailer William T. Grant was born in Stevensville, Pennsylvania. Grant opened his first department store, Grants, in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1906. Over the following decades, he transformed his ...
Natalie De Rosa
“Known for Values:” William T. Grant on His 150th Birthday
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How Two Scholars are Mobilizing Research to Support Education for a Multiracial Democracy

Amid the 2020 racial reckoning following George Floyd’s murder, school districts nationwide ushered in new policies to implement inclusive, antiracist curriculum. In the following years, however, political backlash mounted against these efforts, with dozens of states passing legislation barring ...
Natalie De Rosa
How Two Scholars are Mobilizing Research to Support Education for a Multiracial Democracy
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“We Want People to Thrive in the Academy”: Communities of Practice to Support Faculty Career Development

Career development is a cornerstone of the Foundation’s approach to grantmaking. One way we do this is through investing in efforts that foster supportive environments for scholars from ...
Natalie De Rosa
“We Want People to Thrive in the Academy”: Communities of Practice to Support Faculty Career Development
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Redefining Leadership: How one Youth Service Capacity-Building Grantee is Building Strength from Within

Photo courtesy of Brave House. Credit: @just_a_spectator Finding a sanctuary to feel safe, seen, and supported can be life-changing. This is especially true for young immigrant women navigating ...
Natalie De Rosa
 and Jomayra Carchi Guaman
Redefining Leadership: How one Youth Service Capacity-Building Grantee is Building Strength from Within
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Reimagining Criminal Justice to Uplift Urban Communities: A Conversation on the Rikers Island Longitudinal Study

How do we repair the relationships that hold together urban communities?
Natalie De Rosa
Reimagining Criminal Justice to Uplift Urban Communities: A Conversation on the Rikers Island Longitudinal Study
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“A little bit of cash may help”: Grantees pilot nation’s largest guaranteed income program for child welfare system-involved families

Can improving families’ material conditions through cash transfers help prevent instances of child maltreatment?
Natalie De Rosa
“A little bit of cash may help”: Grantees pilot nation’s largest guaranteed income program for child welfare system-involved families
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“I’m also a learner as a mentor”: An interview with mentoring grantee Bernadette Sanchez

Since 2005, the Foundation has awarded grants to William T. Grant Scholars and, since 2018, to research grantees to support their development as mentors to junior researchers of color. The program harbors ...
Natalie De Rosa
“I’m also a learner as a mentor”: An interview with mentoring grantee Bernadette Sanchez
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“Lifting Up Diverse Language Communities”: Three Grantees on Improving Outcomes for English Learners

“There’s a long way to go to providing agency and power to communities who are immigrant newcomers,” grantee Adriana Villavicencio told me during a recent conversation ...
Natalie De Rosa
“Lifting Up Diverse Language Communities”: Three Grantees on Improving Outcomes for English Learners

Natalie De Rosa is an author on 6 blog posts.

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Natalie is the Foundation's Communications Specialist. In this role, she supports the Foundation’s editorial and communications strategies to inform and engage grantees, applicants, researchers, and other audiences. She writes and edits blog posts, news, and other content, and also maintains the Foundation’s social media presence and measures and reports analytics. Natalie holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Amherst College.

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