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Photographer Richard Mosse, a 2008 Leonore Annenberg Performing and Visual Arts Fellowship recipient who has traveled the globe to pursue his craft, is featured in the current issue of Time magazine. Mosse’s 16-page photo essay is part of a feature on the tunnel economy in the Gaza Strip.

Asdy Wan, a senior this fall at the Julia R. Masterman School in Philadelphia, is one of five students in the nation who will receive full college scholarships from the Leonore Annenberg College Scholarship Fund. The value of the scholarship will depend on the cost of the student’s college.   Other students chosen to receive

Camila Diaz, a senior this fall at the Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics, is one of five students in the nation who will receive full college scholarships from the Leonore Annenberg College Scholarship Fund. The value of the scholarship will depend on the cost of the student’s college.   Other students chosen to receive

Faith Zeng, a senior this fall at the Boston Latin School, is one of five students in the nation who will receive full college scholarships from the Leonore Annenberg College Scholarship Fund. The value of the scholarship will depend on the cost of the student’s college.   Other students chosen to receive the awards live

Juan Hernandez, a student at the John H. Reagan High School in Houston, Texas, is one of five students in the nation who will receive full college scholarships from the Leonore Annenberg College Scholarship Fund. The value of the scholarship will depend on the cost of the student’s college.   Other students chosen to receive

Lydia Ducharme, a student at the Hazen Union High School in Hardwick, Vermont, is one of five students in the nation who will receive full college scholarships from the Leonore Annenberg College Scholarship Fund. The value of the scholarship will depend on the cost of the student’s college.   Other students chosen to receive the

The Leonore Annenberg Scholarship and School Funds, a three-part, 10-year philanthropic initiative that offers grants and scholarships to students, artists and schools across the nation, today announced $2.5 million dollars of commitment to the education of five students from Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Houston, and rural Vermont; four performing and visual artists from the

Artists on the cusp of national renown, college-bound students who have overcome tremendous obstacles and impoverished elementary schools will be the recipients of $30 million in scholarships and grants, part of a new three-pronged philanthropic initiative by Leonore Annenberg. The awards, to be spread over 10 years, were announced today in Philadelphia, the residence for

Comcast MetroBeat TV, which broadcasts in the Denver area, recently won three Emmy Awards for programming affiliated with Student Voices, an initiative of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Singled out for recognition by the Heartland Regional Emmy Awards were “Student Voices: Teen Suicide” for the best Children/Youth program; “Student Voices: Dying to Be Thin” for

In a world that is drifting, the United States must come up with a cohesive game plan to guide its diplomacy, said former Secretary of State George P. Shultz who delivered the second annual Leonore Annenberg Lecture in Public Service and Global Understanding at the University of Pennsylvania on October 18. Shultz’s address was entitled