Release – National Champions Dinner Celebrates iMentor's 19th Year Oct 24, 2018 Celebrities, government officials and community leaders raise over $1 million to support education access and equity.Read More ->
Success Stories – New York City Daniel & Munim: The First Year of College Oct 23, 2018 Daniel met his mentor Munim when he was a freshman in high school in NYC. Five years later, they reflect on the most challenging moment in Daniel's college journey—and it wasn't getting in.Read and Watch
Press – New York City Students surprised with $40K scholarships on Good Morning America ABC News Oct 18, 2018 Three students were surprised with $40,000 college scholarships live on "Good Morning America" Thursday, after speaking out about how rising tuition costs have cast their dreams of higher education into question.Read on ABC News ->
Announcements – National Meet iMentor’s Newest Board Member: Cassius Johnson Oct 16, 2018 We are excited to welcome Cassius Johnson, Vice President of Organizational Strategy & Policy at Jobs for the Future (JFF), to iMentor's Board of Directors! Cassius’s expertise and experience in the education field will be …Read More ->
– Chicago How Justice for Laquan Matters to iMentor Oct 12, 2018 By by Jason Friedman Certain dates are etched in the collective memory of a city. In Chicago, my generation of thirty- and forty-somethings remembers November 25, 1987, the day Harold Washington, the city’s first black mayor, unexpectedly died in …Read More ->
– Chicago The Power of Being Out – National Coming Out Day 2018 Oct 11, 2018 Today is the 30th anniversary of National Coming Out Day. First observed in 1988, National Coming Out day encourages those who identify as LGBTQIA+Read More ->
– New York City iMentor NYC Speaker Series – An Evening with Commissioner Gregg Bishop and Aaron Holiday Oct 10, 2018 As iMentor headed back to school this past month, we kicked off the year with some words of wisdom from leaders in the NYC community. We were thrilled to host our first iMentor NYC Speaker …Read More ->
Success Stories – New York City Rema and Sultana: A Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Spotlight Oct 10, 2018 By The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Sultana is a first-generation college student in New York City, who was matched with her mentor Rema when she was 14. Today Sultana is a sophomore at her “dream school” at Columbia University’s Barnard College …Read and Watch
– National 6 Books That Should be on Your Back to School Reading List Oct 09, 2018 iMentor has more than 160 full-time staff members who are committed to student success, educational equity, and the pursuit of knowledge to support our mission. As our students and mentors acclimate back into the rhythms …Read More ->
