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The 2014 Abramson Scholarship Foundation’s Annual Awards Reception
Please join us for a complimentary reception to honor our 2014 First-Year and Continuing Scholars.
Read MoreAbramson Scholarship Foundation’s 20th Year Anniversary Celebration
Thank you so much for attending the Abramson Scholarship Foundation’s 20th Year Anniversary Celebration last week. We hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did. We were thrilled to have so many of our founders, former and current board members, past presidents, current and former Scholars, mentors, and sponsors — over 250 people in all — celebrating this milestone together.
Read MoreFirst Lady Michelle Obama Speaks on The Power of Education
First Lady Michelle Obama visited Bell Multicultural High School yesterday and told the story of our 2013 Abramson Scholar Roger Sanchez.
Read MoreThe Honorable Gladys Kessler receives the ABA’s Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award
Board Member, the Honorable Gladys Kessler, receives the ABA’s prestigious Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award.
Read MoreAugust 2013 Summer Send-Off
Legal Beat: Abramson Foundation Hands Out Scholarships to 8 D.C. Students
Originally posted at dcbar.org. The Abramson Scholarship isn’t your typical scholarship, recipients say. It’s family. And this spring, eight more students joined the family as their accomplishments—and those of continuing…
Read MoreRecent Abramson graduate Kalon Hayward (Fordham '13) is an associate producer in the Classical Theatre of Harlem's "A Midsummer's Night Dream"
Shakespeare comes to Harlem, and Harlem comes to Shakespeare! Central Park’s Delacorte Theater no longer the only game in town for Shakespeare in the Park as The Classical Theatre of…
Read MoreCongratulations to the 2013 Abramson Scholars!
On June 24, 2013, the Abramson Scholarship Foundation honored 8 First-Year Scholars, 4 Second-Year Scholars, 5 Third-Year Scholars, 3 Continuing Scholars, and 7 recent Abramson college graduates!
Read MorePress Release – 2013 Scholarship Reception
An actor, a cyber-security expert, a civil engineer, a communications disorders specialist, and an aspiring doula/birth attendant with a literature degree from Sarah Lawrence College are among the extraordinary recent college graduates who will be honored next week as Abramson Scholars at the Abramson Scholarship Foundation’s annual reception on Monday, June 24.
Read MoreScholarship Appeal to Supporters
I hope that you will consider making a contribution to the Abramson Scholarship Foundation by May 24, 2013, to ensure that more motivated District of Columbia public high school graduates have the opportunity to attend college and the tools to succeed once they get there.
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