The New Albany Community Foundation presented Chris Matthews, New York Times bestselling author and host of MSNBC’s Hardball, as part of this season’s Jefferson Series lectures. Matthews spoke to central Ohio students in the afternoon and followed with an engaging evening lecture that included such lively audience participation that organizers needed to cut off […]
By: Craig Mohre, President, New Albany Community Foundation
Jean Twenge’s new book, “iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy — and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood” may help explain why rates of anxiety, depression and suicide among teenagers are rising at an alarming rate.
Twenge is a psychology professor at San […]
Barbara and Al Siemer honored with McCoy Community Service Award
Fareed Zakaria announced as moderator of February 1st Generals Panel and journalist
Chris Matthews announced as new addition to the 2017-2018 Jefferson Series
The New Albany Community Foundation’s 16th annual Remarkable Evening benefit hosted by Abigail and Les Wexner at their New Albany home on the […]
Local high school students given access to speakers in special lecture series
[NEW ALBANY, OH] October 19, 2017 – The New Albany Community Foundation proudly presents its fifth season beginning on October 25thwith Emmy Award-winning news anchor and author Charles Osgood. Just earlier this month, Osgood received an Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement at the […]
By EVERETT GALLAGHER
My wife and I recently participated in the New Albany Walking Classic. We look forward to it every year.
Walk Magazine rated the New Albany Walking Classic as the top walking race in America. We love it because it’s an opportunity to spend a lovely morning walking through beautiful New Albany with many friends […]
By LYNNE SMITH
As thousands of students and teachers begin a new school year, the New Albany Community Foundation remains committed to promoting a love of lifelong learning with those of all ages.
There is no shortage of articles that espouse the benefits of “meaningful learning” over rote memorization.
Rote learning relies on memory based […]
By MICHAEL SAWYERS
The New Albany-Plain Local school board, administration, faculty and staff are committed to our statement of purpose, which is “to create a culture of accountability to achieve the best academic and developmental outcomes for each student.”
The district is dedicated to do so within a sustainable budget.
District leaders’ focus on infusing a “students first” […]
By JEFF RODEK
When David McCullough, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian, visited New Albany last year, he shared the story of how John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both former presidents, Founding Fathers and Declaration of Independence signers, by remarkable coincidence died on the same day, Independence Day in 1826, the 50th anniversary of […]
By IRVING DENNIS
After the rejection of an operating-levy request in 2014, New Albany-Plain Local School District leaders were forced to raise pay-to-participate fees for extracurricular activities. This affected athletics and other student activities.
Many New Albanyfamilies faced difficult decisions with the higher fees.
In response to the situation, a handful of families stepped forward to establish and […]
By JEFF RODEK
One needs only to tune in to the nightly news to appreciate how volatile the world is today.
Just weeks ago, the United States engaged in military actions in Syria and Afghanistan while tensions among the United States and Iran, North Korea, Syria and Russia escalated.
What an opportune time for a speaker the caliber […]
