New York, N.Y. The Board of Directors of Orphans International Worldwide (OIW) announces with great pleasure the hiring of Luisa Duarte-Silva, Ph.D. as Executive Director. She will be the third permanent E.D. since the charity was founded nineteen years ago. Luisa has two adopted boys from Vietnam, has worked extensively with orphanages in Asia and […]
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2019 Awards Gala: ‘Three Continents of Leadership Experience’
New York, N.Y. The J. Luce Foundation, one of the premier organizations that nurtures young global leaders, will hold its 19th Annual Leadership Awards Gala on February 28, 2019. We will honor several individuals with leadership awards in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the development of future global leaders and for their significant contributions […]
At City College of New York, Martin Luther King’s Commencement
New York, N.Y. On June 12, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the commencement speech at The City College of New York. Six months later, Henry Luce named him Time’s Man of the Year in 1964. Dr. King’s words are as moving today as they were then: President Gallagher, members of the faculty of the […]
Jim Luce Visits SUNY Maritime College, Founded by His Forebear
Bronx, N.Y. Rear Admiral Michael A. Alfultis, Ph.D., president of SUNY Maritime College, asked Jim Luce if he knew his great-grandfather several times removed Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce had founded the U.S. Naval War College at Annapolis? “Yes,” Jim replied, “My grandmother (Agnes Foote Luce) dragged me there as a child – I know it for […]
Mad About Art: Fountain House Gallery’s Big Night Out
New York, N.Y. Mad About Art, Fountain House Gallery’s annual art auction and benefit, recently drew nearly 400 attendees to the venue Metropolitan West. They convened in support of the Gallery, which provides an environment in which artists living with mental illness can pursue their creative visions, exhibit their work, and challenge the stigma that […]
Publicist Patrice Samara Asks: What’s In Your Library?
New York, N.Y. Jim Luce is the founder of the James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation. In pursuit of a better world, he left corporate America – twice, testified in Congress, and helped raise millions in cash, services, and gifts-in-kind for the unfortunate. He serves as past president of his local Toastmasters chapter and has received awards for […]
Visiting Professor Appointed to Jamaican Leadership Centre
New York, N.Y. The first visiting professor to The James Jay Dudley Luce Leadership Centre at Caribbean Maritime University has been appointed today, German national Malko Ebers of New York. Founded this month, The Luce Leadership Centre @CMU has been developed to support the students on campus in Kingston, as well as for Young Global Leaders […]
Art Triumphant: Our Foundation’s Artist-in-Residence on Cuban Ballet
New York, N.Y. I first met the accomplished South African native Nan Melville about a decade ago through the Indo-American Arts Council where I was on the Board. Nan is a photographer and filmmaker extraordinaire, having won first prize in the Nikon Nissan International Travel Photography, among other photographic awards. Nan at National Ballet Pressrom 2016 Festival. Ever […]
