Updates, articles, and videos from and about Blue Meridian Partners, our investees, and the field.
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Sep 13, 2023
Melissa Korn of the Wall Street Journal reports on Blue Meridian's additional $124 million investment in the HBCU Transformation project as a way to increase economic opportunity.
Updates
Sep 13, 2023
The HBCU Transformation Project received a $124 million investment from Blue Meridian Partners, increasing its total to $184 million. The new investment will expand work to drive systemic improvements among among HBCUs nationwide.
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Aug 29, 2023
The Oaklandside reports on Rise East, a new initiative that aims to address systemic inequities facing Black residents in East Oakland over the next 10 years.
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Aug 28, 2023
Zearn CEO and co-founder Shalinee Sharma stresses the importance of math education in Forbes.
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Aug 27, 2023
Spectrum News 1 highlights how Communities of Schools is supporting students in Ohio as they begin a new school year.
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Aug 25, 2023
Nashville-based News Channel 5 shares how Youth Villages helps young people who are aging out of foster care navigate the transition to adulthood.
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Aug 21, 2023
Rey Saldaña, president and CEO of Communities in Schools (CIS), chats with Education Week about how CIS's integrated support models helps students stay in school.
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Aug 7, 2023
Fortune reports on a recent study from UVA which found that alumni of Merit America's workforce development training saw significant wage increase within a few months of graduating from the program.
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Jul 20, 2023
Writing for The Crime Report, Christopher Watler from Center for Employment Opportunities and Parisa Fatehi-Weeks from Indeed share how their organizations are partnering to expand employment pathways for people with prior convictions.
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Jul 19, 2023
UNCF (United Negro College Fund) announces its partnership with Axim Collaborative and Harvard University to further the development of HBCUv (HBCU Virtual).