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Phillips Collection Spring Gala 2012

group long for caroselThe Phillips Collection hosted its sixth Annual Gala Friday May 4.  The Gala honored celebrated international artist Clarice Smith, whose oeuvre includes portraits, florals, landscapes, still lifes. The Institute for Education was honored to once again partner with The Phillips Colelctions and their shared dedication to civility, camaraderie and collaboration. Among the over 600 guests [...]

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Democracies Take the Lead in Partnering on Energy Innovation

By Kathy Kemper, The Huffington Post, Published 5/4/2012 Last week, I attended a high-level CEO dialogue at the U.S.-India Energy Partnership Summit, organized by Yale and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)-North America. The dialogue, held in Washington, D.C., explored how businesses can accelerate the development and adoption of green technology and how the United [...]

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American University in Cairo investment club visits NYC!

Finance and Investment Club with Gerard Baker, Deputy Editor, Wall Street Journal and IFE Board of Stewards

By Abdel Rahman Khalifa, IFE LearnServe Egypt intern, President, Finance Club, American University in Cario

During spring break, the Finance and Investment Club (FIC) at the American University in Cairo organized a trip for about 20 Egyptian students to visit New York and experience in person the capital of global finance.

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LearnServe International Venture Fair

By Quenton Horton, IFE Intern Director, LearnServe China, LearnServe Egypt

Institute for Education's strategic partner Learn Serve International, http://learn-serve.org/, held their annual Venture Fair in early April. The LearnServe Fellows Program brings together high school students from across the Washington, DC, area to learn how to bring sustainable social change to their communities.  Over an academic year, students design and launch their own social “ventures” — action projects to benefit their schools and communities. The students hopefully will become social entrepreneurs.

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