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Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

Teach For America Presentation with Kim Reynolds ’09

Come talk with Kim Reynolds (Bucknell ’09) about opportunities with Teach For America and her experience teaching in St. Louis. Tuesday, October 4th 6:00PM, ELC Walls Lounge In America today, a gap in academic achievement separates kids in low-income communities from their higher-income peers. Only eight percent of students growing up in poverty graduate from college by age 24, compared to 80 percent of students in more affluent areas. This limits life options, affects families and communities, and has significant social and economic implications for our country. It doesn’t have to be this way. We know it’s possible to give […]

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Posted by on September 27, 2011

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

Teach For America Upcoming Deadline & Online Event

Educational inequity limits the life prospects of millions of children – be part of the solution with Teach For America (1st application deadline is August 19th!) Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates and professionals—of all majors, backgrounds, and career interests—who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural low-income communities and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity. After their two years in the classroom, Teach For America alumni move into every sector to continue expanding opportunity in the long term. This fall, over 9,000 corps members will be teaching in 43 regions […]

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Posted by on August 10, 2011

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Teach For America Goldman Sachs Summer Internship Program

We are pleased to share with you information about the Teach For America-Goldman Sachs Summer Internship Program. With the program, Teach For America aims to attract talented individuals to teaching who are also interested in paths to leadership in the business community and who can ultimately become effective advocates for educational equity. Goldman Sachs recognizes the excellence of successful Teach For America applicants and values the experience and skills that are built through the corps experience. Through this program, Goldman Sachs will offer up to twenty paid summer internships to eligible African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans who have also […]

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Posted by on November 18, 2010

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Teach For America Information Session

Thursday, April 29th 7:00-8:00pm ELC Gallery Theater Stephen Wakulchik, Bucknell’s Campus Campaign Coordinator and recently accepted 2010 Bay Area corps member will be speaking about the specifics of Teach for America, his experiences with the organization, and answering questions about how TFA may fit into a variety of post-graduate plans, setting corps members up for successful and meaningful careers later in life. Please attend this event to learn more, and to show your support for our efforts to close the achievement gap that exists in our country. Students of all years and academic majors are welcome. We look forward to […]

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Posted by on April 26, 2010

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Teach For America Upcoming Events

Teach for America has several great online events for April. Register for these and future events at www.teachforamerica.org/events. TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 8 pm » Introduction to Teach For America: Learn about our mission and approach to closing the achievement gap and hear a firsthand account of what it’s like to be a corps member. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 4 pm » Pre-Med Webinar Featuring Medical School Deans: Hear a med school dean talk about the value of the Teach For America experience and how it will help you in your medical career. THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 9 pm » Teach For America’s […]

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Posted by on April 5, 2010

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Teach For America–Second Deadline Coming Up!

Fourth graders growing up in low-income communities are already, on average, 3 grade levels behind their more affluent peers. Only 1 in 10 of these same students will graduate from college. What will you do to change this? Teach For America is looking for outstanding recent college grads & graduate students of ALL academic majors, to join our movement in eliminating the educational disparities that exist in our nation between low-income communities and our more affluent areas. Our corps members do this by using their skills and commitment to make a real impact on the academic prospects of students growing […]

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Posted by on October 21, 2009

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Teach for America Webinar: Public Policy/Law Corps Member & Alumni Stories

Teach for America Presents: Public Policy/ Law Corps Member and Alumni Stories Webinar Monday October 5th from 9:00 – 10: PM Click here to register Thinking about a career in law or public policy? Come hear about the experiences of our corps members and alumni who have leveraged their corps experience to jump start impactful careers. This is a great opportunity to hear firsthand from a TFA corps member how the experience has played into a career in public policy. This event will feature 2008 Bay Area corps member Masharika Prejean. Masharika received her B.A. in Political Economy from Tulane […]

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Posted by on September 30, 2009

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