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William Randolph Hearst Foundations make $100,000 grant to Flagler College
Aug 22nd
Flagler College President Dr. William T. Abare, Jr., announced that the College had received a grant of $100,000 from the William Randolph Hearst Foundations of New York.
The grant was approved by the Foundation’s board of trustees in June to establish the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship Fund to support African American students enrolled at Flagler College. Flagler College matched the grant with $100,000, creating an endowment of $200,000.
The grant was approved by the Foundation’s board of trustees in June to establish the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship Fund to support African American students enrolled at Flagler College. Flagler College matched the grant with $100,000, creating an endowment of $200,000.
“Flagler College is immensely pleased and proud to receive this grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundations,” said Abare. Funding from such a prestigious national foundation underscores Flagler College’s growing reputation, the quality of its educational programs, the caliber of its students and the soundness of its operations. The grant will enable us to enroll, retain and graduate more African American students.”
Enrollment of African-American students at Flagler has grown significantly in the past four years and with this growth has come the need for increased financial assistance. In 2011-2012, 86 percent of Flagler students received financial aid through federal, state and institutional programs.
“Given the financial pressures on students and their families, additional grant support can help make Flagler College an affordable choice, as well as a sound educational investment,” said Abare. “The Hearst Scholarship Fund can provide this additional assistance for qualified students.”
Flagler College has other scholarships that benefit African-American students, including the Watson-Bailey Endowed Scholarship, the Buckingham-Smith Benevolent Association Scholarship for African-American students in St. Augustine, the Junkanoo Scholarship for Abaconian students, the Robert B. Tinlin Memorial Endowed Scholarship and the Tomorrow Scholarship for Minority Students.
The Hearst Foundations fund exemplary institutions of higher education dedicated to preparing students to succeed in a global society. Preference is given to undergraduate education at medium size private, liberal arts colleges and universities. The Foundations’ funding interests are focused on endowed scholarships, as well as compelling programmatic and capital initiatives that advance an institution’s ability to provide quality education. Private nonprofits with significant support from the philanthropic community are favored over those financed through government sources.
Source: Flagler College
The Dictator – Movie Trailer
May 20th
Ruthless dictator Admiral General Omar Aladeen rules the oil-rich North African nation of Wadiya, beheading anyone who opposes him. Aladeen is despised by all, including the country’s rightful heir to power, Tamir, who tries to assassinate him, then plots his destruction by luring him to New York where he is replaced by body double Efawadh. But the Supreme Leader begins to find his place within the capitalist system.
Flagler College names AARP Bulletin editor Jim Toedtman as new Flagler Forum director
May 13th
Jim Toedtman, editor of AARP’s Bulletin, 
has been named director of the Flagler College Forums on Government and Public Policy lecture series.
has been named director of the Flagler College Forums on Government and Public Policy lecture series.
Toedtman, a speaker at the program for the last 13 years, succeeds Victor Ostrowidzki, who passed away this past spring after battling cancer. Ostrowidzki, 80, was a veteran journalist and former White House reporter who covered every presidential election from 1964 to 1988. He joined the faculty at Flagler in 1997, founded the Forum series and taught classes on elections and the media.
The Forum brings nationally-recognized journalists and authorities to St. Augustine to discuss issues of local, federal and global importance. Past speakers have included Robert Novak, Mark Shields, David Broder, Joe Klein, Anne Coulter, Pat Buchanan and Chris Matthews.
“I am delighted with the opportunity of continuing and enhancing the Flagler Forums in ways that enrich the academic lives of Flagler students and benefit the St. Augustine community,” Toedtman said. “I look forward to the challenge of building on the solid foundation set by my friend Vic Ostrowidzki.”
Toedtman has had a distinguished career as reporter and editor for the New York daily newspaper, Newsday, and as an editor for Hearst Corp. newspapers in Boston and Baltimore. At Newsday, he was part of a team of reporters investigating Long Island land scandals that won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for public service. From 1986 to 1995, he served as managing editor of New York Newsday and helped develop and direct the staff, which won numerous awards including the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting. He was named Newsday’s Washington Bureau Chief in 1995.
He was named editor of the AARP Bulletin in 2005. Since his appointment, the Bulletin has been consistently recognized for excellence in covering a range of public policy and consumer issues. It is published 10 times a year and has a circulation of 22 million. He also helped develop AARP’s online news and information website.
Toedtman graduated from the College of Wooster and earned a M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University. He also studied at the University of Queensland, Australia, as a Rotary Foundation Fellow.
Flagler College President William Abare said, “I am delighted that Jim Toedtman has agreed to accept our offer to serve as the director of the Forums. Over the past 13 years, Jim has become a good friend of the College and a close personal friend.”
Abare added, “We are extremely fortunate to have someone with Jim’s experience to lead this important program. He is a well-respected journalist who has a great network of friends and colleagues from which to draw Forum speakers. He is very familiar with our campus and our community and will be a great addition to our staff.”
Source: Brian Thompson, Director, News and Information, Flagler College.
