Occidental College today (Actually Wednesday.) announced the launch of its Barack Obama Scholars Program to empower exceptional students committed to the public good as it honors and perpetuates the principles President Barack Obama has advanced throughout his life.
“My years at Occidental College sparked my interest in social and political causes, and filled me with the idea that my voice could make a difference,” said President Obama, a member of the Occidental College Class of 1983. “And throughout my time in public service, I’ve tried to use my voice to bring people together, in common effort, around the idea that we could give every young person in America the chance that America gave me.”
“That’s why I’m so humbled by the Barack Obama Scholars Program at Oxy, and proud of its mission to identify promising young people from all backgrounds—with an emphasis on first-generation students, our veterans, and community college transfers—not only to give them access to higher education, but to train the next generation of leaders and active citizens, and fill them with the conviction that they too can change the world.”
Beginning in fall 2018, supported by donors who share the Occidental-Obama vision, Occidental will endow two scholarships and thereafter ramp up to 20 scholarships for a select group of students, providing a singular liberal arts education designed to equip them to bring about meaningful change in the world. Prior to today’s public launch, Oxy raised $7 million from a wide range of generous supporters drawn from alumni and friends of the College, including Susan DiMarco and Jeh Johnson, Glenn and Jane Hickerson, Leif and Aileen Isaksen, Ann and Bruce Blume, and Janice Gonzales.
I don't know I just thought we could use reminder that the best president ever is still having a positive impact on the world.
Could you even imagine anybody attempting to establish a Donald Trump scholarship program?
Besides Donald Trump of course.
Trump's scholarship would be a years admission to a strip club.
ReplyDeleteDotard tRump would NEVER establish ANY scholarship for ANYbody - not even for himself or his kids!
ReplyDeleteOh, you can be sure that Trump will throw all the money he can at things in his name after he has been impeached or lasted throughout the four-year period. He will never be reelected unless he and his have the voting process run in their favor again!
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DeleteTrump will do anything he can to try and outshine President Obama!
ReplyDeleteHe forgets that he's despised throughout the country and growing more so every day. Just look at how he is handling Puerto Rico and their Mayor, who is working her butt off.
Trump is pure evil and could care less for brown folks (minorities) or immigrants. These are Americans in Puerto Rico and he doesn't even respect them and their plight!
perhaps trump is thinking about a return to slavery"if we don't help them maybe they will be happy to come here and work for free!"
DeleteOnce again, Gryphen, u are totally wrong. Donald Trump wouldnt establiah anything using his own money for the good of otbers. Hell, this is the guy who uses his own "charitable foundation" thats gets money from othrr people, for his own benefit. He overcharged his own sons doundation for using a Trump golf course for a fund raising event, Well, ok, grNted, it was Eric, but u get my point.
ReplyDeleteAIG>"key regulations on one of the Wall Street firms responsible for the 2008 economic collapse" Icahn made headlines mostly by attempting to change an environmental rule in a way that would benefit an OIL refinery he was heavily invested in. Icahn, who is 81, "Icahn lobbied Trump to choose Mnuchin to run the Treasury Department, which Trump ultimately did. Now it is Mnuchin who is returning the favor for Icahn."
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http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/09/trump-administration-says-aig-is-now-free-to-screw-the-economy-again/
"O.J. wants huge payday for first interview:
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"The disgraced gridiron great is expected to ask for $3 million to $5 million to sit down with the likes of NBC’s Matt Lauer, Megyn Kelly or Lester Holt; ABC’s Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan; or CBS’ newest “60 Minutes” correspondent Oprah Winfrey," <JE$U$ FUCKING CHRI$'T'
http://nypost.com/2017/09/30/o-j-wants-huge-payday-for-first-interview-it-has-to-be-the-big-one/
trump, what university would he do this for? his? people of colour might get an education and become "uppiy n^&%$#s' WE ALL KNOW HOW BAD THAT IS.
ReplyDeletelook at the dark hair, so young and hopeful, I sure miss this guy.
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