Ford Foundation’s 2-Year, $205 Million Headquarters Makeover Is Complete: Daily News Roundup
November 20, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News
A 21st Century Renaissance for Ford Foundation Landmark (New York Times)
Trump Tax Break Adds Incentives to Fund Opportunity Zones (Stateline). Plus, see more from the Chronicle about critiques of Opportunity Zones.
About the $1.8 Billion Bloomberg College Gift
Wait, Is Bloomberg’s $1.8 Billion Donation to Johns Hopkins a Good Thing? (Chronicle of Higher Education)
The Problem With Michael Bloomberg’s Massive Donation to Johns Hopkins U. (Washington Post)
The Tragedy of Michael Bloomberg’s Latest Act of Mega-Philanthropy (Vox)
The Limits of a Billion-Dollar Donation (Atlantic)
Some Think Bloomberg’s $1.8 Billion Donation to Johns Hopkins is a ‘Dangerous Distraction’ (MarketWatch). Plus, see an article from Chronicle columnist Phil Buchanan analyzing what the critics have wrong.
About Innovation
R.I. Prisons Push to Get Inmates Best Treatment for Opioid Addiction (NPR)
For Starving Children, a Bite of Hope (New York Times)
About Cultural Organizations
Met’s Leaders Move Ahead With Modern and Rockefeller Wings (New York Times)
Obama Gets Virtual Reality Tour of His Presidential Center at Foundation Summit (Chicago Sun Times). See more from the Chronicle on the Obama Foundation’s rise in fundraising power.
5 More Museums Acquire Art From Souls Grown Deep Foundation (New York Times)
Detroit’s Motown Museum Expansion: Expect a Big 2019 for Hitsville (Detroit Free Press)
The Secluded World of Private Museums (Robb Report)
6 Years After Museum Heist, Missing Picasso Possibly Found in Romania (NPR)
