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with an interest in child psychiatry have been chosen as the medical student fellows this year The students selected are all in their third year: Tayita Abudu who will present at the 2025 Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation National Medical Student Conference on Jan All students will be funded by Klingenstein to attend the conference The title of Abudu’s presentation is “Clinical Strategies and Challenges of Psychiatrists in Accra she chose this topic because of her background living in a rural community “I witness firsthand the impacts of disparities in psychiatric care among children needing longitudinal care.” her parents are from Ghana for which she had “a yearning to educate myself regarding the psychiatric care that exists in the country.” “This fellowship has opened so many opportunities for me,” said Abudu “to learn more about the specialty I am most interested in I have always been interested in mental health and the approaches to it through both medicine and public health especially for this generation’s youth I look forward to working with experts in this field and connecting with others who share the same goals!” The students will be paired with a CAP faculty and CAP fellow mentor and from there will have an individualized mentorship experience which may include clinical experience “I feel incredibly honored to be chosen as a fellow for the KTGF-MSFP,” said Honnur from Leawood “I’m excited to continue cultivating my passion for psychiatry through the phenomenal mentors and experiences offered by this program I plan to use this unique opportunity to expand my knowledge of psychiatry and hopefully become an exceptional physician one day.” “Being selected for this program is an incredible honor As someone who is deeply passionate about child psychiatry I am thrilled by the opportunity to engage with the mentorship and enriching experiences that the program offers I am confident that it will play a pivotal role in shaping my growth and development as a future physician.” Other opportunities available for the students include: “I absolutely loved the type of clinical and inpatient work I was a part of in the psychiatry rotation and it quickly became a top contender for my specialty of choice,” said Fotion “Being accepted into Klingenstein to be a part of a community of psychiatrists and similarly interested students has provided me with opportunities to connect and learn from mentors as well as continue to acquire exposure to parts of the field I have yet to discover I am thrilled and honored to have been selected for KU School of Medicine-Wichita's first class of Klingenstein fellows and I am looking forward to meeting the other fellows from across the nation at the upcoming conference in Boston!” Belinda Venters bventers@kumc.edu 316-706-5945 Publications We use cookies to analyze our traffic & provide social media features. Visit the KU Medical Center Privacy Statement for more information By closing this window & browsing this site Records show Thomas Klingenstein is at the forefront of donors pushing polarizing politics in the Republican party Jason WilsonTue 22 Oct 2024 13.00 CESTLast modified on Wed 23 Oct 2024 17.38 CESTShareThomas Klingenstein chair of the rightwing Claremont Institute has cemented his place in the pantheon of Republican megadonors with a more than $10m spending spree so far in the 2024 election cycle according to campaign contributions recorded by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Klingenstein has been one of Claremont’s largest donors for decades. As the institute has made its hard-right, pro-Trump drift in recent years, Klingenstein has continued to publicly describe US politics with extremist rhetoric and has encouraged rightwingers to join the fight to defeat what he calls “the woke regime” His spending puts him at the forefront of a class of donors who are explicitly supporting more extreme and polarizing politics in Trump’s Republican party The largesse has already dwarfed his contributions in previous election seasons. The money has gone exclusively to Republicans and has included seven-figure donations to at least four pro-Trump Pacs in recent months The Guardian emailed Klingenstein for comment on this reporting but received no reply Federal Election Commission (FEC) data is a lagging indicator: currently available data only reflects contributions made before early July so it is possible that Klingenstein’s spend has increased since the last available filings Klingenstein’s almost $10.7m in contributions during this cycle is already more than his combined giving in the previous five cycles stretching back to 2013-2014 The amount fits with a pattern of increasing giving to political causes in recent years Klingenstein was an intermittent and moderate donor: in the 2014 cycle Klingenstein made just 11 donations totaling $32,500 contributing just $7,700 including $2,000 to Trump’s first campaign according to records of his giving in previous cycles In the 2018 cycle there was a sudden uptick to almost $350,000 in contributions The next two cycles saw six-figure spends: $4.23m in 2019-2020 It remains to be seen how much Klingenstein will add to his unprecedented spend this cycle Klingenstein’s contribution has also grown relative to other political donors The transparency organization Open Secrets maintains a ranked list of the top 100 political donors in each cycle Klingenstein first landed on the list at number 85 in 2020 This year he is the 35th largest individual political donor in the country according to the rankings His contributions this year put him in a similar league as Republican donors such as the Walmart heiress Alice Walton – currently the world’s richest woman – who is the 32nd largest donor per Open Secrets and Democratic donors such as James Murdoch and his wife Kathryn the 28th largest political donors in the US Klingenstein has donated to individual congressional campaigns but the recipients of his largest donations in this and other recent cycles have been Pacs including several favored by the biggest Republican donors One favorite is Club for Growth Action (CFG Action) a Pac which is ostensibly committed to “small government” and whose biggest funders are the billionaire megadonors including Jeff Yass Klingenstein has contributed almost $9m to CFG Action over several cycles That figure included a single donation of $2.5m last December Other recipients of six-figure Klingenstein donations include the Sentinel Action Fund, a Pac launched in 2022 by Jessica Anderson, until then executive director of Heritage Action, a sister organization of the Heritage Foundation, which is the force behind Project 2025. Sentinel president Anderson also served in the Trump administration Klingenstein has also been a rainmaker for prominent Maga-verse organizations this cycle giving $1m to pro-Trump Super Pac Make America Great Again Inc in July and $495,000 to Charlie Kirk-linked Turning Point Pac in February he handed $1m to American Exceptionalism Pac a Super Pac supportive of failed presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy The Guardian has previously reported on Klingenstein’s role as a financier and influencer in far-right circles Last March, it was revealed that he had funded Action Idaho a far-right political website set up by Boise State political science professor and the Claremont Institute fellow Scott Yenor In documents pitching the idea of the site during late 2021 Yenor wrote that the site’s goal was to “translate anti-critical-race-theory (anti-CRT) movement and anti-lockdown movements into a durable political movement to radicalize political opinion in Idaho and shape the primaries to the advantage of conservatives” Yenor used the now defunct website and an associated account on Twitter/X to make rightwing attacks on Idaho politicians and activists the Guardian reported on Klingenstein’s growing largesse including his donations to his own Pac whose funds were spent in part on producing a series of videos that showcased Klingenstein’s apocalyptic vision of US politics Those videos portrayed liberals and the left as implacable internal enemies Klingenstein said: “We find ourselves in a cold civil war,” and defined the warring sides as “those who want to preserve the American way of life and adding: “These differences are too large to bridge Klingenstein’s recent rhetoric has continued in much the same vein He has also been the leading financial supporter of the rightwing Claremont Institute indicate that he has directed at least $22m to Claremont since 2004 That giving has stepped up significantly in the Trump era: in returns from 2004 to 2014 Klingenstein gifted an average of about $307,000 to Claremont In returns from 2015 on he has given an average of $2.3m and in 2021 his donation to Claremont was just shy of $3m His heightened giving has coincided with Claremont’s embrace of Trumpism, which writers including Laura Field have argued has transformed it from a respected conservative thinktank into a propaganda juggernaut that envisions a radical remaking of the US along far-right lines The Guardian has reported extensively on the Claremont Institute’s ties to radical far-right politics shampoo tycoon and would be “warlord” Charles Haywood has made five-figure donations to Claremont Whether you are part of our community or are interested in joining us we welcome you to Washington University School of Medicine Grant will support research on brain plasticity Sarah Ackerman, PhD, an assistant professor of pathology & immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a 2023 Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience She is one of 13 new fellows – all early-career scientists in the U.S – who will receive three-year $300,000 grants to pursue high-risk Ackerman, who is also affiliated with the Brain Immunology and Glia Center uses zebrafish and fruit flies to study how the brain’s support cells The brain’s ability to form new neural connections and rewire itself is greatest during childhood and fades with age Because glial cells are critical players in this neuronal plasticity Ackerman’s work aims to leverage such cells as therapeutic targets to combat neurological and psychiatric diseases In collaboration with the Simons Foundation & Joseph Klingenstein Fund provides fellowships to early-career investigators engaged in innovative basic or clinical research focused on understanding neurological and behavioral disorders wegorzewskam@wustl.edu Could help determine which patients are likely to benefit from new Alzheimer’s drugs GLP-1 medications tied to decreased risk of dementia At WashU Medicine, we transform lives and shape the future of healthcare through pioneering research, world-class education, and unparalleled patient care. As one of the nation's largest academic clinical practices, we bring the full power of WashU Medicine to every patient, advancing treatment and training the medical leaders of tomorrow at Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's hospitals and more than 130 clinics across Missouri and Illinois Consistently recognized among the nation's top institutions for research we are driven to challenge convention and elevate care for all Joseph Klingenstein must have known the architectural masterpiece was doomed when he took his grandson to see it Visiting the iconic locations of New York was a thing for Grandpa Joe and his grandson which was particularly appropriate since Joseph Klingenstein was the co-founder of Wertheim & Co. whose grandeur made a big impression on 10-year-old Tom “It is sort of awe-inspiring,” he recalled all these years later It’s kind of like being at the Grand Canyon Something of that size and magnitude is almost transcendent Young Tom had no sense in that moment that the financial wheel was about to grind the grand station into rubble whose ability to follow markets and companies earned millions for himself the financially fading Pennsylvania Railroad had announced it was selling the rights to build a sports arena atop its train station It took a while for the import of this to sink in architects and preservationists were protesting the planned destruction of the station “He was communicating to me this is something that’s really important and something that ought to be preserved like those other iconic places,” Tom recalls of that visit to the last days of Penn Station it just didn’t happen in a day,” he recalled is the driving force behind an ambitious plan to revive at least a version of that great station He contributed $3 million to a group called the Grand Penn Community Alliance recently unveiled its proposal to move that sports arena and build a new train hall bigger than Grand Central Terminal and echoing the architecture of the late lamented Pennsylvania Station Klingenstein says he was convinced he should get involved with Penn Station by a group he supports which campaigns for a revival of classical architecture Some of it—an important part—is our link to the past and the past is very important because it helps define who we are It shows us models of excellence and models of whatever the opposite of excellence is Particularly today when there is a tendency to want to tear down The Grand Penn Alliance proposal is one of four competing plans for the revival of Penn Station Klingenstein describes his plan as a “long shot,” but not quite as much of a long shot since Donald Trump returned to the White House “The president has expressed a real interest in resuscitating classical architecture He’s a New Yorker and he’s also a deal maker There are a lot of parties involved who need to be placated one way or another.” Klingenstein wrote an essay for his own website on his work to revive Penn Station and headlined it: “Only Trump Can Make Penn Station Great Again.” since the remnants of Penn Station—that is everything from street level down—are owned by Amtrak the corporation that took over national passenger rail service from the failing Pennsylvania and other railroads Amtrak’s only shareholder is the federal government planning for the renovation of the present station which leaves Madison Square Garden in place She says she has spoken to the President about it “Governor Hochul has come up with a plan that she says would fix Penn Station,” Klingenstein responds would cost the same as the MTA/Amtrak plan “Hochul’s plan is so expensive precisely because it requires working around the current Madison Square Garden,” Klingenstein says The two other proposals are from a private developer ReThink also wants to revive the classical construction of the original Penn and ASTM proposed to leave the Garden in place but build an expansive train hall by tearing down the theater on the Eighth Avenue side of the Garden but his administration has clearly engaged A spokesman for the Federal Railroad Administration a part of the US Transportation Department said the agency “is currently reviewing the Penn Station Capacity Expansion and Penn Station Reconstruction project proposals.” The railroads had separated the question of reconstructing the station from the planning for what Amtrak and New Jersey Transit say is a need to double the station’s capacity by the 2030s the Biden administration granted $72 million each for the planning of reconstruction and expansion “We expect to announce some news regarding this review in the coming weeks,” said the Railroad Administration spokesman Hochul has said she wants to press ahead now on improving the passenger experience without waiting for the capacity expansion But the chief architect of the Grand Penn Alliance has said it is more logical to consider them together The Grand Penn plan includes an expansion of the station to the south something the railroads are believed to favor like ReThinkNYC have argued the destruction of all or part of the block to the south is unnecessary if the railroads will integrate their operations to run more trains through the present station Hochul has said she will not “destroy a neighborhood.” RethinkNYC’s Samuel Turvey has been pressing the railroads to use part of those $72 million grants to conduct an independent review of rail operations at Penn Station to see if capacity can be expanded to meet their goals without physically expanding the station Klingenstein says he is leaving the debate on train logistics to those with more expertise focusing his attention on the opportunity to restore architectural history “We have an idea that ‘new’ tends to be better,” he said “But I think we could in this case learn a little bit from the Europeans This kind of architecture is our architecture It’s a kind of physical expression of our political philosophy Of the theory embedded in the Declaration [of Independence] This is why all the great Washington buildings are classical FRAMINGHAM — A sixth grade English language arts teacher at the Christa McAuliffe Charter School is being honored Wednesday for her being named a 2024 Klingenstein Teaching Award recipient Sarah Tadmor was nominated by McAuliffe teachers students and administrators for her ability to foster self-confidence and a sense of belonging today at the school by current and past staff members her family and Christa McAuliffe Charter School board members The Klingenstein Teacher Award recognizes outstanding educators who embody the spirit of so-called expeditionary learning experiential learning by integrating rigorous academic content with real-world experiences Tadmor accepted her award in December at the EL Education’s 2024 National Conference in Atlanta The Christa McAuliffe Charter School is a public charter school serving grades 6-8 It is a credentialed EL (expeditionary learning) Education school that serves students from Ashland Congratulations to Jessica Osterhout who is a 2024 recipient of the prestigious Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship in Neuroscience for her project “Why does sickness hurt?”  These awards are presented to highly promising early career scientists aimed at advancing cutting edge investigations Copyright © 2025 University of Utah Health EducationCommentary In a stunning video brought to public attention by National Review, Brian Lozenski, a leading authority on critical race theory who is Minnesota Gov. Tim… Read More Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application and her husband Christopher Guinta of Quincy Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the graveside services Thursday at 10 AM in Pine Hill Cemetery Memorial services will be held at Temple Beth El Shiva will be held at the Klingenstein home Dorothy was employed at Boston City Hospital for 33 years In lieu of flowers donations in memory of Dorothy may be made to the National Kidney Foundation Of MA Directions to Pine Hill Cemetery From South: Take Rte Come down the downramp and continue around to the left over the expressway Bear right onto Willard Street and then slightly to the left continuing on Willard Street Take first right at main gate to cemetery From Boston: Take Rte 3 South to Exit #8 Furnace Brook Parkway Bear slightly to left at top of hill (across from Granite Links Golf Course) Then bear to right onto Willard Street and then slightly to left continuing on Willard Street 128 North: Take 95 North to Rte 128 South (going toward Braintree) Take West Quincy/Granite Street/Willard Street Exit #6 Take first right (small cut through street) This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors A transformative gift from an Emerson parent will help talented students with financial need access an Emerson education and become the next generation of arts and communication leaders P’27 has given $1.75 million to establish the Sally Klingenstein Martell Scholars Program an endowed fund that will provide financial aid to deserving students “Emerson provides students with the opportunity to experience the joy of creation president of the Klingenstein-Martell Foundation and mother of a Media Arts Production major as I know that scholarship money is the hardest to raise I hope to inspire others to consider gifting scholarship funds in their own philanthropy.” The Sally Klingenstein Martell Scholars Program will make $10,000 awards annually to a cohort of seven or more students who demonstrate both academic excellence and financial need The gift advances Emerson’s commitment to attract the best and brightest students from all backgrounds and to support them in their time at the college Sally is opening doors for talented students with financial need,” said President Jay Bernhardt which will transform the lives of students by giving them access to a future of creation and communication and shape the college community for generations.” Martell understands the importance of artistic support she was mentored by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Harding who is now a Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing in Emerson’s Writing she might help a student take a class with Harding is a beautiful full-circle moment giving back matters more than ever,” Martell said Self-expression is at the heart of what makes us human and it deserves to be nurtured and sustained.” News & Stories Grants and Fellowships, Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts, School of Communication, School of the Arts Addressing Acts of IntoleranceThere’s Still Time to Join ‘Justice at Work’Discover the Cultural Center: Your Space for Community and More! 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E-mail Emerson Today Privacy Policy Senate candidate Sam Brown doesn’t distance himself from the radical plans detailed in Project 2025 and has refused to answer questions from the Sun about the extreme measures in the 920-page far-right policy guide which broadly seeks to reshape America under Republican leadership in the White House Brown and his handlers wouldn’t agree to an interview about his relationship with Thomas Klingenstein a right-wing California think tank that also serves as a top partner organization responsible for Project 2025 We reached out to the Brown campaign multiple times over the past two weeks Brown’s silence doesn’t disguise his ties with Klingenstein who since the beginning of 2023 has donated nearly $5.5 million to pro-Brown groups in a critical race against U.S that could determine majority control in the Senate Nearly $4.5 million of Klingenstein’s contributions went to Club for Growth Action a conservative super political action committee that is running a multimillion-dollar ad buy against Rosen Another $1 million went to the Sentinel Action Fund along with three other Democratic senators “Sam Brown’s trying to hide,” Rosen told the Sun “He can’t commit to anything because we know what he really believes The financial backing is just the beginning In a video published to his YouTube channel in July emphasizing that the two men have a common enemy in “woke radicals.” He speaks for the candidate saying Brown “hates how they are attacking America Critics of Project 2025 say it’s an effort to install a white Christian nationalist theocracy in the United States is marbled with racist policies and brimming with conspiracy theories with violent undertones It would give the president more power than any other president in history including calling for the replacement of thousands of nonpartisan federal civil service workers with political appointees loyal to the president Such a move would render everything from the basic administration of government services to the reliability of reported statistics by the government into a political process Defenders of the extensive plans — ostensibly designed as a roadmap for a second presidency by Donald Trump — acknowledge that it’s an effort to restructure America but they say it’s necessary to defend the nation from a perceived “woke” left-wing agenda and from immigrants It additionally questions the validity of the 2020 presidential election which Trump has repeatedly and falsely claimed fraud in his defeat to President Joe Biden Those claims have been proven false in every one of many dozens of court challenges in Nevada and across the nation no court has found any credible evidence of such fraud presented by Trump and his backers the Republican secretary of state at the time assured the public the election was free and fair and untainted by meaningful fraud Project 2025’s “Mandate for Leadership” calls on the next Republican administration to outlaw abortion drugs overhaul the FBI and remove all references to gender-affirming care from federal programs Project 2025 was produced by more than 100 former Trump administration officials Trump now says Project 2025 was not related to his campaign despite earlier citing it as a blueprint for his presidency should he win It’s an agenda that serves nobody except the richest and the most extreme amongst us,” Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz said last week at the Democratic National Convention when somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook The plan specifically mentions Nevada in calling for storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain which is about 90 miles from Las Vegas in Nye County Brown in 2022 said having a nuclear waste repository here would have been an “incredible opportunity for revenue” but has since retracted the position Brown’s plans for education also align with the extreme measures spelled out in Project 2025 in that he wants to eliminate the U.S “It all starts with returning control to the local level unions or activists — to make the best decisions for students,” Brown’s campaign website says The Department of Education has no control of the nation’s school curricula or nearly any education policies; those powers already reside with state and local school boards Project 2025 also plans to dismantle the Department of Homeland Security and move those duties to the White House to advance “the next president’s conservative agenda.” Critics say this amounts to creating a privately controlled police force for the president and removes bipartisan congressional oversight that currently exists for the Department of Homeland Security Klingenstein’s representative didn’t respond to an interview request from the Sun says Brown knows white children are being “taught they are oppressors,” mentioning that a mother had told the candidate that she didn’t want her child “on the back burner.” Klingenstein says the country is in a cultural “Cold Civil War” against “woke” ideology educational institutions and corporate media are aligned with the Democratic Party to create a totalitarian regime “Given Brown’s far-right record putting MAGA politics ahead of Nevadans it’s no surprise that his Senate campaign is being bankrolled by the same extremists who are behind this dangerous right-wing project,” a spokesperson for the Nevada Democratic Party wrote in a statement to the Sun Rosen’s campaign had $25 million to his $6 million The Democratic incumbent was 14 points ahead in recent polling of Nevada voters patriotic men and women” give him hope for the future “These woke radicals kick and spit on America’s past,” he says during the video tyrannical in its execution and bloody in its result Locally owned and independent since 1950; Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service best news website in the nation & DuPont Award for broadcast journalism The Rochester area is that much closer to getting the fully around-the-clock emergency veterinary care practice that it lost when Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Service closed in November 2023 to help fill the void left by the VSES shutdown nonprofit Rochester Emergency Veterinary Services (REVS) was established Since then it has been receiving pets in distress when most regular practices are closed — from 7 p.m Monday — and monitoring in-patients overnight The practice has helped more than 6,300 animals Bruce Ingersoll said at a Monday news conference we’re still turning patients away for a variety of reasons,” including being at capacity and not having the right equipment for certain types of emergencies not only won’t it have redirect cases to out-of-town practices it should be able to able to accept patients 24/7 — and at a larger which Ingersoll described as “transformational,” is from the Paul Klingenstein Family Foundation is an animal lover and longtime financial supporter of Lollypop Farm and has a friend whose dog was saved by emergency surgery performed at REVS The money is paying for the reconstruction of a 10,000-square-foot property at 445 W in East Rochester to include eight exam rooms two surgical suites and the ability to house 40 overnight patients The practice’s current space at 1150 University Ave in the city measures about 3,000 square feet one surgical suite and the capacity to hospitalize 15 patients overnight the new office (formerly a dialysis center) will have state-of-the-art ultrasound and digital x-ray capabilities a dedicated ward for cats and a dedicated isolation ward The money also will help fund the salaries of four additional full-time emergency veterinarians Three of the new vets already have started; the fourth will come on board Oct REVS received $100,000 from the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency to get it up and running in exchange for creating 20 new jobs (The practice currently has 70 people on its payroll.) in a statement: “There is a critical need for veterinary services in our community as caretakers seek care for their beloved pets The expert and passionate team at REVS is building an essential service that will enhance the quality of life for pets We are proud to partner with and support this venture and encourage others to do the same to ensure that emergency veterinary care is always available.” Reporter Marcia Greenwood covers general assignments. Send story tips to mgreenwo@rocheste.gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @MarciaGreenwood Patricia “Pat” Klingenstein — a dedicated friend and supporter of Teachers College — died on Feb Pat, together with her late husband John, established the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership at Teachers College in 1977 creating the first university-based center dedicated to independent schools An embodiment of the family's deep appreciation for educators and independent school education the Center's mission was and remains to prepare independent school teachers and administrators for adept and authentic leadership the Center has served more than 4,200 educators who have gone on to teach and lead around the world striving to create school communities where all members can learn “Pat Klingenstein’s generous spirit reflected her own steadfast belief that the world could be better and she inspired us all in the process,” President Thomas Bailey said of Klingenstein whose service to the College included many years on the Klingenstein Center Advisory Board “Independent school leaders and educators across the globe are making a difference in the lives of young people every day due to Pat and her family and Pat and her cherished husband John’s impact will continue through this very work.” Pat Klingenstein and the late Pearl Rock Kane, the first director of the Klingenstein Center at the Center's 40th anniversary celebration The Klingensteins are the most generous donors in TC’s history Their passion for supporting excellence and advancement in independent education was cultivated through their leadership of the Esther A which John served as President for 40 years in addition to serving on TC’s Board of Trustees for 35 years “Pat truly saw the profession of education as a calling, and she believed that each person who pursued it had their own path and purpose — which she always championed with her whole heart,” said Nicole Brittingham Furlonge “That belief — that we each have a purpose we are destined to fulfill — was modeled in the work she did at the Klingenstein Center and the other places to which she dedicated her life and attention.” The Klingenstein Advisory Board meeting on campus in 2018 Pat’s own interest in philanthropy was inspired by her parents who provided grassroots support to children’s health efforts through their very own foundation After graduating from Smith College in 1951 Pat dedicated herself to important philanthropic causes including the New York Historical Society Klingenstein impacted thousands of educators “Pat and her late husband John were not only generous with time and funding but also together they brought a warm and wise perspective when they interacted with educators at the Center In a culture that too frequently disparages those who teach Pat valued the work of teachers and treated them with respect and palpable admiration for their work with children,” says Stephanie Lipkowitz an alumna of the Klingenstein Center and a member of its Advisory Board “Pat took her support of the Center personally and worked to support the team as the program leaders sought to reach more educators at every step of their careers.” Pat was a gracious presence at Klingenstein Advisory Board Meetings - an attentive and eager learner She delighted in learning about the extensive impact on schools brought about by her family’s extraordinary investment in the professional lives of educators She is survived by her four children — Andy chairman and CEO of Klingenstein Philanthropies and a former member of the Klingenstein Center Advisory Board; Tom; Sally; and Nancy Simpkins a member of the Klingenstein Center's Advisory Board since 1989 and member of the Teachers College Board of Trustees since 2013 — as well as her daughter-in-law Julie 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren Pat reflected on her work at TC when celebrating the Center’s 30th anniversary: “Everyone is enthusiastic about the Klingenstein Center This is the cornerstone — the love of our life.” Tags: In Memoriam Giving Tom Klingenstein’s Our American Queen runs June 11–29 “The Belle of the North,” she hosted parties that brought together the leading Republican politicians and the Union’s military brass General Carl Schurz declared that there was “something imperial in the pose of the head and all her movements possessed an exquisite natural charm No wonder that she came to be admired as a great beauty and broke many hearts in which Miss Kate took a lively and remarkably intelligent part More than a year had passed since the South had launched its attack on Fort Sumter The First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861 taught the North that the war would not be a stroll to victory The Peninsular Campaign in spring and summer 1862 in which the Grand Army of the Potomac led by General George McClellan attempted to capture Richmond the Union lost another major battle at Second Bull Run he had little chance of reelection in 1864 Massachusetts’s Senator Charles Sumner admired her who had vied with Lincoln for the Republican nomination in 1860 and was eager to run again And she was a good friend of Lincoln’s private secretary John Hay—at least in Tom Klingenstein’s startling new play Klingenstein’s drama centers on Kate’s sacrificial decision to marry the wealthy governor of Rhode Island to acquire the resources to finance her father’s second run for the White House Kate must turn away the man she really loves I don’t know whether this is biographical detail or dramatic license it is a way of underscoring the personal costs of political ambition Kate is not forced into an opportunistic marriage She chooses it with eyes wide open as to the character of Sprague much like the diamond- and pearl-studded tiara he gives her as an engagement present and someone who is indifferent to the literature and poetry that delight Kate.  She is not bought; she isn’t enamored of Sprague’s wealth She isn’t sold; her father insists she should marry him only if she loves him One clue to her character is Kate’s unanswered longing for her father’s affection after her mother’s death and Salmon’s remarriage Kate was shipped off to a boarding school and left to languish there during the Christmas holidays and on her birthday The play opens with the adult Kate brooding over a cake that stands for all those missed occasions.  He regards Lincoln as a rude and undeserving upstart Think of Chase as the upright Never Trumper who can’t get over the success of a bumptious vulgarian He is as incapable of recognizing Lincoln’s merits as he is of seeing his own lack of warmth and compassion but all that is available is his high-minded approval.  the already married General McClellan is attempting to entangle Kate in an affair and the hesitant John Hay is sharing his intoxication with the poetry of Walt Whitman and his fascination with Dickens’s tale of unrequited love This is more than enough to fill a five-character domestic drama but Klingenstein is using the tale of thwarted romance to illuminate broader themes of ambition sees Lincoln as an unprincipled compromiser he would instantly recruit black soldiers into the Union Army Hay explains that Lincoln holds the higher principle of “prudence,” knowing that to admit black soldiers into the army while the army is losing will demoralize the North But what is the difference between prudence and mere opportunism In Hay’s view—which no doubt is Klingenstein’s as well—prudence is deeply rooted in principled moral We get a glimpse of a false version of prudence in General McClellan who takes pride in his spit-and-polish army but shuns any battlefield tactics that would put his men at risk and McClellan’s risk-aversion is not prudence but timidity He cares more about the safety of his troops than the purpose of the war the thrice-widowed Chase is courting the widow down the block Eastman is a historical figure or someone conjured by Klingenstein to give a foil to Kate she comes to represent the peaceful life that Salmon could have if he put his political ambitions and ideology aside She also advises Kate not to marry Sprague and to recognize Hay as her true mate—advice that costs Mrs At one level these are the age-old complications of the human heart but they are also battlefield adjacent.  Late in the play comes the news of the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam which allows Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and Chase also gets the news that Lincoln will now recruit black troops He recognizes that Lincoln will now run for a second term and that Chase’s own ambitions are permanently thwarted Klingenstein’s play is necessarily limited to a few months in the lives of these characters but members of the audience who have access to the crystal ball of actual history will feel even deeper pathos in the production Kate’s life spiraled down from there and she died at age 58 after living for some years selling vegetables door to door Lincoln elevated her father to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court where he served until the end of his life in 1873 John Hay went to a brilliant diplomatic career; married in 1874 the daughter of a railroad and banking mogul; and published among his many works a 10-volume biography of Lincoln (co-authored with John Nicolay) the play stands as a moving portrait of an elegant and charming young woman about to be devoured by her aspiration to propel her father to high office but this is the American version of the towering leader who sacrifices his daughter for victory and in the end gains nothing grappling with direst fate and recoiling not.”  Our American Queen is running June 11–29 at the Flea Theatre on 20 Thomas Street Kate Chase is played by Brooke Camilleri Agius who captures the buried sadness in the exquisite girl who epitomizes the flinty self-satisfaction of the would-be president who has the tortured role of the lover who is more confident in reading poems than in speaking his heart who captures a woman unafraid to speak plain truths to those not eager to hear them And General McClellan is played by Dana Watkins who has fun with the role of the dashing officer who is hollow from his mustachio to his silver spurs has had several plays produced in New York and Chicago His work circles around the decades before and after the Civil War and foregrounds racial conflict and reconciliation is well known for his treatments of classic and contemporary works that focus on the American experience He has directed several of Klingenstein’s plays and plainly has a feeling for these thematically challenging dramas.  The Flea Theater is laid out in a manner that unfortunately puts the players from time to time with their backs to half the audience which proves a handicap for the soft-spoken Agius Our American Queen needs to raise her voice a bit And Klingenstein sometimes has his characters repeat key phrases they have used before as if he fears we may have missed their significance Better to trust his audience: such a play is aimed at those who have a good ear for well-crafted classic drama Our American Queen is this season’s theatrical royalty Wood is an anthropologist and president of the National Association of Scholars His most recent book is Wrath: America Enraged Your support helps us continue our mission of providing thoughtful we can maintain our commitment to principled reporting on the issues that matter most Teachers College Trustee Emeritus John Klingenstein passed away earlier this week at age 89. He served on TC’s board for 35 years, from 1979 through 2014, and during the late 1970s established TC’s Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership now regarded as the nation’s preeminent program for private school leadership training Dodge Medal for Distinguished Service to Education the highest recognition the College accords to a non-educator [The John Klingenstein Memorial Celebration will take place on Monday, September 17, 2018 at 4:00 PM in the Joyce B. Cowin Auditorium at Teachers College. Click here to RSVP.] Klingenstein gave nearly $55 million to the College including a $20 million endowed bequest to the Klingenstein Center making him the most generous donor in TC’s history.  “John Klingenstein was a visionary philanthropist and one of the College’s staunchest supporters,” said Teachers College President Thomas Bailey in a letter to the TC community self-effacing gentleman whose extraordinary vision and belief in the power of education will endure for generations to come.” called Klingenstein “one of the true senior statesmen of our board.” “John was always forthcoming with wisdom and advice and he always backed it up with his incredible generosity to TC,” Rueckert said John Klingenstein gave nearly $55 million to Teachers College making him the most generous donor in TC’s history Klingenstein served for 40 years as President of the Esther A and Joseph Klingenstein Fund (created by his parents) he sought to advance understanding and practice in areas that mattered to him personally and that These areas included neuroscience (a niece suffered from epilepsy); the separation of church and state in science education; and most notably independent school education (he was a proud alumnus of Deerfield Academy) to be succeeded by Nicole Furlonge.) Rather Klingenstein and Kane created something that became larger than either of them and their relationship has immeasurably strengthened Teachers College on many levels A SPIRITED DIALOGUE Klingenstein and Kane partnered to build something larger than either of them “The partnership between John and Pearl was one of alignment and trust – a spirited ongoing dialogue that has given us this wonderful center that has launched so many careers and touched so many lives,” says Suzanne M Vice President for Development & External Affairs “John had the wisdom and foresight to recruit Pearl – and together John and Pearl built magnificently on John’s original vision John and the whole Klingenstein family have stayed close to the College and supported us on every level – and for that which he created with guidance from consultants at the Alfred P Sloan Foundation and nationally known educator Theodore Sizer – and which now claims nearly 4,500 alumni at top independent schools throughout the country and the world – reflects his belief that that independent schools play an important role in society by instilling a sense of civic responsibility [Read about recent programs created by The Klingenstein Center.] “John knew what few philanthropists understand about how to motivate people how to engender commitment and how to act on his values,” said Pearl Rock Kane who will step down in September after 37 years as the Klingenstein Center’s Director “He was a wonderful advocate and source of strength whose humility and respect for educators and teachers model what we try to develop in our students.” JOINING NEARLY 4,500 ALUMNI Newly minted graduates from the Klingenstein Center The Center's alumni lead top independent schools across the country and around the world “John’s life was distinguished by enormous acts of generosity done with very little fanfare,” said TC Trustee Ruth Gottesman and deeply committed to education and to all the principles that TC stands for.” And former TC President Susan Fuhrman called Klingenstein “an extraordinarily committed caring and generous member of our board,” adding “I will always appreciate his warmth and steadfast support.”  PARTNER IN PHILANTHROPY – AND LIFE Pat Klingenstein has been an equal half of the Klingenstein philanthropic team (Photo courtesy of the Klingenstein Center) John Klingenstein is survived by his wife and philanthropic partner Pat; by their four children – Tom Klingenstein; current TC Trustee Nancy Klingenstein Simpkins; Andy Klingenstein; and Sally Klingenstein Martell; and by his brother The College will honor John Klingenstein’s legacy at a memorial on September 17th at 4 p.m. in the Cowin Conference Center. 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[The Klingenstein family asks that, to honor John Klingenstein's memory, donations be made to the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership. Click Here.] Tags: In Memoriam Programs: Education Leadership Departments: Organization & Leadership well trained teachers I have had as an independent school student or colleague have been through experiences at the Klingenstein Center John and Pat Klingenstein and broader family for your vision I was a student in the Private School Leadership Program in the 1999/ 2000 academic year Every professional opportunity that I have had since then stemmed from that moment I was only three years into my career at the time One day we were treated by John Klingenstein's presence He was to join one of our three hour seminars When he walked in to the room and sat at the table with us I was immediately struck by his red socks as the conversation evolved and the thinking deepened as it always did in a Pearl Kane classroom The trustee whose name we all knew so well receded into the background He was matter of fact about the role that independent schooling played in his life and then left the rest to us It felt like a remarkable gesture at the time but in learning more about him sense my guess it was less a gesture and more just the way in which he moved about the world Within the various organizational life courses we took at TC we learned about parallel processes: what happens at what level of an organization is replicated in others if you are looking to gain an understanding of how students treat each other you can examine teachers to teacher engagement When I think about the immediate kinship that exists among Klingenstein Center graduates The fellowship that existed between them pervades the entire Klingenstein community I often sat next to John at TC Board Meetings His wit and pithy reflections always made these meetings more meaningful and enjoyable for me Always low-key and understated he was thoughtful and insightful whenever he spoke I am so grateful to John and the Klingenstein family for all they have done for leaders in independent schools around the world He has quite a legacy of philanthropy and has left his positive mark on so many I am very saddened by this loss to the community of independent school leaders John was a quiet visionary and the programs he sponsored through Teachers College have been unique and produced results Personally I always enjoyed being in John's company He was warm and witty and always made you feel at ease I will miss him as will so many who enjoyed his attention His leadership of the Klingenstein philanthropic effort has had an enormous impact on the careers of hundreds of neuroscientists I had the pleasure and opportunity to work with Mr John Klingenstein for almost fifty years in many capacities John was chairman of the Wertheim Pension and Profit Sharing Committee John was extremely attentive to the various needs of our employees and their retirement assets which were an important source of funds for many of our employees He was also instrumental in managing our extensive research department where he was an important source of wisdom and advice He let us all take initiative in handling our responsibilities John's questions and incites always led to the heart of the problem and the eventual solution John was blessed with great intellect and he held a prominent position in our firm and community He was greatly respected for his humility in light of his extensive accomplishments His charitable endeavors in secondary education the neurosciences and other areas will continue to benefit our community for many years John's was a unique personality and his efforts to improve our lives will be missed by all of us Eviatar Yemini, PhD, assistant professor of neurobiology, is one of 13 investigators nationally to receive a 2022 Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience Through a partnership with the Simons Foundation and Joseph Klingenstein Fund supports early career investigators engaged in basic or clinical research that may lead to a better understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders “I’ve always admired the exciting research of Klingenstein-Simons fellows and I am excited to join the group and learn from their insights This award will fund my lab’s work on developmental changes in neural dynamics that drive new behaviors,” Dr Yemini joined UMass Chan Medical School in January following postdoctoral training with Oliver Hobert in the Biological Sciences Department at Columbia University and whole-brain imaging to understand nervous system development and communication His lab uses the worm C. elegans to understand how a nervous system grows to meet the behavioral needs of specific stages of life. One of the tools the lab is using is “NeuroPAL,” a method Yemini developed for in vivo NeuroPAL animal models represent the first organisms that can be studied for whole nervous system activity and each individual neuron’s cell-type identity simultaneously the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair I and colleagues for providing mentorship and support “We have an exceptional and unparalleled support network for junior faculty in the neurosciences at UMass Chan,” he said and Joseph Klingenstein Fund established the Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in 1981 to better understand epilepsy and improve the lives of those suffering from it The scope of the awards has since broadened to include cellular and molecular neuroscience The fund forged a partnership with the Simons Foundation in 2013 Sign up Privacy Statement Thomas Klingenstein has become one of the largest donors to the party and has increasingly used his resources to pursue a hard-edged version of rightwing politics contributing more than $11.6m to candidates and Pac after decades as the far-right Claremont Institute’s biggest donor and board chairman The spending spree dwarfs the total $666,000 Klingenstein spent between 1992 and 2016 and in the last election cycle put Klingenstein in the top 40 contributors to national Republican candidates and committees In turn the spending has allowed him to connect with a long-standing network of conservative mega-donors centered on the billionaire-founded Club for Growth which advocates for the reduction of government Klingenstein and the Claremont Institute push a harder-edged rightwing politics and he appeared in a series of videos released in 2022 where he argued that American conservatives are in a “cold civil war” with “woke communists” big tech… together with the government function as a totalitarian regime” Heidi Beirich, co-founder and chief strategy officer at the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism told the Guardian in a telephone conversation that Klingenstein’s pivot may indicate an effort to “pull of Republican outfits and donors towards more extreme positions” While the Claremont Institute has been called “the nerve center of the American Right” for its intellectual leadership and formation of hard right activists Klingenstein appears to have a new appetite for directly impacting electoral politics The Guardian attempted to contact Klingenstein for comment including by contacting lawyers for his private foundation but was unsuccessful in getting a response Klingenstein is a partner in Wall Street investment firm Cohen Klingenstein which administers a portfolio worth more than $2.3bn according to its most recent Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings Klingenstein has increasingly used his resources to pursue a hard-edged version of rightwing politics Klingenstein’s characterization of the political divide as a cold civil war – spelled out in a series of glossy YouTube videos – has been previously reported as have some of his activities as chair of the rightwing Claremont Institute That organization charted a radical, pro-Trump course from 2016, culminating in Senior Fellow John Eastman advising Trump in his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and delivering a fiery speech to the crowd of protesters in Washington DC on 6 January 2021 But newly available filings reveal how he has advanced these ideas in electoral and cultural battles IRS filings show that Klingenstein has bankrolled Claremont and other rightwing nonprofits from a private foundation for decades But Federal Election Commission (FEC) campaign finance records show that Klingenstein’s political contributions prior to 2020 were modest and intermittent he appears to have joined a network of big-money donors centered on the Club for Growth and an associated Pac A $2.5m donation in January made Klingenstein the fourth largest contributor to the Club for Growth Action Pac by bringing his total contributions to the PAC to $7m since 2020 The Guardian previously reported that the Club for Growth Pac’s biggest donors are conservative billionaires Richard Uihlein and that the Pac was one of the largest supporters of Republican candidates who wanted to overturn the results of the 2020 election The most recent FEC data indicates that this is still the case with Yass’s contributions totaling over $51m and Uihlein’s at over $77m Klingenstein has now joined them as one of Club for Growth Pac’s foremost funders Beirich said of the apparent collaboration between Klingenstein and these Club for Growth’s network of megadonors that “the Club for Growth has always prioritized taxes and economic issues and and dabbled in climate denial but it’s interesting to see Maga types mixing with them” She added that “it might be an attempt to bring the Club for Growth into the Maga universe” There are indications that Klingenstein has succeeded in interesting Club for Growth donors in projects for which he is the principal funder The American Leadership Pac was registered in September 2022 and by mid-October it had received $1.5m in two tranches from Klingenstein and another $250,000 from Koch’s petroleum company Free daily newsletterOur US morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day telling you what’s happening and why it matters Klingenstein poured another $500,000 to the Pac The Pac spent some $1.8m in the lead-up to the 2022 mid-term elections mostly on text messages in support of a slate of Republicans and attacking their Democratic opponents nationwide mostly in close districts around the country In 2020 Klingenstein contributed $500,000 to the American Principles Project Pac, which was the largest single contribution by an individual to that committee in its decade-long history, although Sean Fieler, described by watchdog group Right Wing Watch as an “anti-LGBTQ megafunder” has donated over $1.7m to the Pac in 13 donations since 2013 Other individual donors include Robert Mercer the rightwing hedge fund manager who achieved prominence after 2016 for his funding of both the Trump campaign and Breitbart News Uihlein and Yass let their donations do the talking Klingenstein has sought prominence as a culture warrior and far-right thought leader Another Pac where he is the leading donor sought not to promote election candidates but Klingenstein’s own apocalyptic vision of a “cold civil war” in America Klingenstein contributed $500,000 to Firebrand Pac The committee spent almost all of that by the end of 2022 with its main output being five YouTube videos starring Klingenstein in which he claims that a “a cold civil war… is not a time for too much stability or for imputing good motives to the enemy” Klingenstein’s role as the Claremont Institute’s board chairman and principal donor have been widely reported but while he told the New York Times last year that Claremont had become “increasingly less reliant on me” for funding figures released since indicate that he has significantly increased his level of financial support IRS filings from one of his private foundations indicate that he has given more than $19m to the Claremont Institute since 2005 with the most recent publicly available filing showing a $2.97m donation in 2021 and almost half a million dollars more than the $2.5m figure the Times reported for 2019 Klingenstein’s foundation also funds Claremont Institute offshoots like the American Strategy Group whose website claims it is “dedicated to understanding the existential threats to the United States and western civilization presented by the Islamic world and the loss of America’s founding principles” Klingenstein’s foundation has also consistently funded the National Association of Scholars and giving just over $100,000 in 2021 per its IRS filing That organization is a rightwing nonprofit “that seeks to reform higher education” according to its website He used the organization’s website to spell out an early version of his vision of “cold civil war” in 2021 both in spending records and Klingenstein’s public commentary that he believes rightwing Florida governor Ron DeSantis to be best placed to prosecute his side of the “war” In an interview with conservative broadcaster Steve Deace in 2022 posted to Klingenstein’s personal YouTube channel Klingenstein said that “DeSantis understands that we’re in a war & Joseph Klingenstein Fund has announced that neuroscientist SueYeon Chung is one of this year’s recipients of a prestigious Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund has announced that neuroscientist SueYeon Chung is one of this year’s recipients of a prestigious Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience The award recognizes and supports outstanding early-career neuroscientists who have made valuable research contributions and show great promise Chung is an associate research scientist and project leader at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Neuroscience (CCN) and an assistant professor at the Center for Neural Science at New York University Her research group is developing mathematical theories of neural population geometry and building neural network and circuit models of brain functions Each fellow receives $300,000 over three years for salary support, research assistants, equipment or other purposes which promote the fellow’s scientific activities. a five-generation Yale family honors a patriarchThe family’s most recent gift supports an endowed chair held by Pietro De Camilli (right) honoring John Klingenstein (second from left) Also pictured are Dean Robert Alpern (left) and John’s wife Patricia Klingenstein.The School of Medicine has been a beneficiary of the Klingenstein family’s support of medical science for more than three decades The family’s most recent gift supports an endowed chair held by Pietro De Camilli (right) honoring John Klingenstein (second from left) Patricia Klingenstein.Pietro De CamilliPietro De CamilliAsked to reflect on the life and career of her husband and following his own path wherever it has led that path has led to a career of real significance.” In talking about John Klingenstein Pat gets to the heart of a man whose influence on medical science has been undeniable Inspired by his grandfather Frederick Adler Klingenstein graduated from Yale College in 1950 as an engineering major John was elected to the engineering honors society Tau Beta Pi as a junior He pursued a career in engineering for several years where he was a member of a team working on the first jet propulsion engines a co-founder of the storied New York investment firm Wertheim & Co. The Klingenstein family’s influence extends beyond the world of finance the School of Medicine has been a beneficiary of the family’s support of medical science John brought to the Fund a business discipline and a keen interest in medical science and independent education he helped establish what’s now called the Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences which have supported numerous young investigators engaged in neuroscience research in a tribute to John Klingenstein and in recognition of Yale’s strengths in neuroscience and daughters Nancy and Sally—has endowed the new John Klingenstein Professorship in Neuroscience through a gift from the Fund The family’s motivations were twofold: “We made the gift out of love for my dad and love for Yale,” says Andy Klingenstein Yale College ’80 and now the Fund’s president One could say that Yale runs in the Kingenstein family’s blood: in addition to John’s grandfather his granddaughter Tory Klingenstein graduated from Yale College in 2010 The family’s support of Yale science has enabled advances in basic and clinical research The family also provided pivotal funding for the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis under the direction of Jorge E Markey Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis and professor of cell biology Gifts from a related family philanthropy have supported research on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and depression “The Klingenstein family’s support over the years has made a tangible impact on the medical school I am especially gratified that the present gift honors John Klingenstein who has led the philanthropy of a family that has been a stalwart supporter of Yale science for so many years.” The selection of De Camilli as the inaugural Klingenstein Professor was a natural one: “Pietro is an incredible scientist and an even better person.” De Camilli is director of the Yale Program in Cellular Neuroscience Neurodegeneration and Repair; professor of cell biology and neurobiology; and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator A prior recipient of the Klingenstein Fellowship Award he researches the cell biology of neuronal synapses His work explores the fundamental aspects of the function of cells of the nervous system the process through which neurons exchange signals with each other His studies have provided new insights into the molecular events underlying the release of neurotransmitters from nerve cells they have advanced knowledge of the mechanisms through which all cells secrete substances take up material from the external environment and traffic it to appropriate intracellular destinations Prior to being named to the Klingenstein professorship De Camilli was the Eugene Higgins Professor of Cell Biology and Neurobiology Suggestions or feedback? The Clytia hemisphaerica jellyfish is not only a hypnotically graceful swimmer but also an amazing neuron-manufacturing machine with a remarkable ability to expand and regenerate its nervous system Now, thanks to a prestigious Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience, MIT Assistant Professor Brady Weissbourd will study how the tiny transparent animals use this ability to build and robust nervous system throughout their lives “As we look more broadly across the animal kingdom it is amazing to see how similar the basic biology is of animals that look completely different — even jellyfish have neurons similar to our own that generate their behavior,” says Weissbourd, a faculty member in MIT’s Department of Biology and The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, whose work to engineer genetic access to C hemisphaerica in 2021 established it as a new neuroscience model organism it could be just as important to examine what is different across species particularly when it comes to some of the incredible capabilities that have evolved.” Weissbourd is just one of 13 researchers nationally to be recognized with this fellowship It will enable Weissbourd’s lab to tackle several questions raised by the jellyfish’s prodigious production of neurons Where does the constant stream of newborn neurons come from and what guides them to their eventual places in the jellyfish’s mesh-like neural network How does the jellyfish organize these ever-changing neural populations — for instance into functional circuits — to enable its various behaviors Another question hails from the surprising results of an experiment in which Weissbourd ablated the entire class of the neurons that the jellyfish uses to fold up its umbrella-shaped body — about 10 percent of the 10,000 or so neurons that it has He found that within a week enough new neurons had taken their place that the folding behavior was restored Weissbourd’s studies will also seek to determine how the animal can so readily bounce back from the destruction of a whole major neural network and the behavior it produces “We were studying the neural control of a particular behavior and stumbled across this shocking observation that the subnetwork that controls this behavior is constantly changing size and can completely regenerate,” Weissbourd says “We want to understand the mechanisms that allow this network to be so robust including the ability to rebuild itself from scratch I’m very grateful to the Klingenstein Fund and the Simons Foundation for supporting our work.” This website is managed by the MIT News Office, part of the Institute Office of Communications Massachusetts Institute of Technology77 Massachusetts Avenue Neilson Library staff are preparing to welcome some very special guests to the newly reimagined library Ten portraits of Smith’s former presidents—long housed near the main staircase in College Hall—will be moved to a place of prominence in the new Neilson later this summer President Kathleen McCartney says that the 10 portraits will be installed in the newly named Klingenstein Browsing Room—the beloved first-floor gathering space formerly known simply as the Browsing Room and the portraits are a part of our history,” McCartney notes “There are two reasons to display them in Neilson Library in that we have run out of space in College Hall the portraits will be more visible to more members of our community given that Neilson is the intellectual heart of our campus.” for whom the renovated browsing room is now named says she is delighted the president’s portraits will be mounted in this historic gathering space “My daughter Nancy Simpkins ’77 and I are very pleased to be able to invest in Smith’s exciting new library,” Pat said “As a loyal Smithie and longtime lover of libraries I smile to imagine Smith’s past presidents joining with current students notes that the design of the Klingenstein Browsing Room gives the portraits the visibility and light they have never had in College Hall “And they'll bring more Smith history to this iconic room,” she adds “This is an excellent addition to this special space.” The presidential portraits are scheduled to be moved over the summer Staff from the Smith College Museum of Art staff will transfer the portraits from College Hall to the museum where conservators will assess their condition and undertake necessary conservation work— mostly light cleaning and dusting according to SCMA director Jessica Nicoll ’83 the portraits will be moved to the new Neilson where they will be installed in the Klingenstein room to welcome students Close observers of college history will know that Smith has displayed two “official” portraits of Smith’s seventh president the large portrait that formerly hung in the College Archives will be moved to the Klingenstein Room while the smaller portrait from College Hall will go in the Jill Ker Conway Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center directly across from Klingenstein in the new Neilson The former presidents will be joined by Smith’s founder whose portrait will hang over the browsing room fireplace Celebrate Smith’s 150th anniversary with us! Several areas within neuroscience are of particular interest: Candidates must also meet these four qualifications: Link to Complete RFP Please contact Lynn Wong if you are interested in applying to this opportunity A LEADER WHO LISTENS Furlonge says she has learned to look past stereotypes who was chosen after an eight-month national search who has directed the Klingenstein Center since 1980 who has been TC’s Klingenstein Family Professor for the Advancement of Independent School Education will continue to serve as a full-time faculty member President of Punahou School in Honolulu and chair of the Klingenstein Center Advisory Committee and curious teacher and scholar” who is “eager to work with the Advisory Committee and the robust network of Klingenstein alumni to build upon Pearl Kane's awesome leadership and legacy and take the work of the Center into its next era.” said that Furlonge is “a master teacher and scholar of education with compelling leadership qualities My family and I could not be more pleased that she has been chosen to direct the Klingenstein Center.” “Independent schools are very diverse in their individual missions and designs but at their core is the notion of educating the whole person but through an intellectual life that includes a focus on character – who one is emotionally and socially and how one can make a positive impact on the world.” Furlonge is no stranger to the Klingenstein Center She has twice taught in its summer program  Both Furlonges currently serve at the Holderness School in New Hampshire where she is English Department Chair and Director of Teaching and Learning and he is a History Department faculty member and Associate Head of School The Furlonges and their three children – Logan 6 – are in the process of moving to New York City where this fall Nigel Furlonge will become Principal of the Upper School at the Fieldston School Nicole Furlonge was Chair of the English Department at Princeton Day School in Princeton she served as English Master and Mentor Teacher at the Lawrenceville School and English Department Chair and Director of Diversity at St in English at the University of Pennsylvania “On the Lower Frequencies: Listening and African American Expressive Culture.” Her book Race Sounds: The Art of Listening in African American Literature will be published in May by University of Iowa Press “I’m honored and excited to have the opportunity to lead the Klingenstein Center and to combine my practice in independent schools with designing learning experiences for adults and students,” Furlonge said but through an intellectual life that includes a focus on character – who one is emotionally and socially and how one can make a positive impact on the world The common thread of the Klingenstein experience is a focus on leadership as a habit of mind and on the opportunity to be an educator-citizen who co-designs the school culture That focus has grown out of Pearl Kane’s remarkable capacity to imagine design and implement beyond what is – and that’s what I most want to uphold and build upon.” “The common thread of the Klingenstein experience is a focus on leadership as a habit of mind has been about creating professional learning cultures within schools in which teachers model learning for students by continuing their own growth She has designed a summer institute for Holderness teachers on social and emotional learning and mind-brain education addressing issues such as the rise in student anxiety and depression at all schools She has also worked with department chairs on how to mentor teachers observe classrooms and provide feedback towards growth “I’ve drawn heavily on Ellie’s book,” she said alluding to Tell Me So I Can Hear You: A Developmental Approach to Feedback for Educators Professor of Education at TC with a dual appointment in Education Leadership and in Adult Learning & Leadership Furlonge also said she hopes to focus on issues of diversity “Independent schools are committed to increasing access but how can we ensure that educators coming through the Klingenstein programs reflect the diversity we want so that the leadership pipeline is robust and diverse?” she was born to a white teenaged mother and a black teenaged father and given up for adoption (the couple did not stay together) she separately tracked down her birth parents experiences that challenged her to look past stereotypes she had not realized she held she benefited from “a willingness to lean in be curious and get proximate that allowed me to find family and to begin thinking more fully about how the story of race class and gender in America is very much a family affair.” © 2025, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027. on whom Claremont bestowed its annual statesmanship award—following the money is a useful strategy Share Klingenstein is also one of the Claremont Institute’s intellectual impresarios, having put out a multipart presentation in 2021 about America’s “cold civil war” and “the existential threat of the woke regime.” It is just as reasonable Then, in 2022, Klingenstein delivered an encomium titled “Trump’s Virtues.” He was arguing—two years before the presidential primaries mind you—that the best candidate whom the Republican party could put forward would be Donald Trump was born for the current crisis: the life and death struggle against the totalitarian enemy I call “woke communism.” The “woke comms” clench the Democratic party by the scruff of its neck They tell us lies and silence those who challenge the lies they have a scape goat [sic] (white males) “is a manly man.” (I swear I am not making this up.) “In present times when manhood is being stripped of its masculinity “smoked rats out of their hiding places” and “ripped apart people he thought were weak.” (What the hell?) Now that Trump has the nomination in hand, Klingenstein is back. The sequel—creatively titled “Trump’s Virtues Part II” (text, video)—was posted on Klingenstein’s personal website last week and has been repeatedly promoted by Trump himself on his Truth Social account now that Trump is the de facto GOP nominee it is time for Republicans to fall in line behind him including those “who doubt him or even can’t stand him.” This is an urgent matter fighting an enemy of revolutionaries that kick and spit on America.” Trump brave and decisive” and “the most towering figure of our time,” an essential commander-in-chief in “a contest between those who love America and those who hate it.” A satirist attempting to depict an extreme Trumpian lickspittle would be hard pressed to outdo these Klingensteinian droplets is that he “hates his enemies every bit as much as they hate him.” And these enemies happen to also be “America’s enemies.” Trump’s “natural appeal,” you see “has created everyday patriotic Americans into an army.” Trump has proven that he will go after his enemies including especially those in the deep state spoke of Americans as the “almost chosen” people The possibility of Trump’s re-election “gives us hope that the God who has never forsaken his ‘almost chosen’ people will not do so now.” the Nazi philosopher now making a comeback in some circles on both left and right In his infamous “Flight 93” article Michael Anton inveighed against “the ceaseless importation of Third World foreigners with no tradition of or experience in liberty.” Klingenstein’s gist is much the same And we won’t keep it if we usher in millions of immigrants with cultures different from our own.” your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door Lazarus’s words famously adorn the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty pining for civil war and the devastation of “enemies,” adulating with the crudest possible rhetoric the would-be authoritarian and blatant bigot who is Donald Trump Klingenstein’s sycophantic rants are about as un-American as one can get Don’t be surprised if they earn him a Presidential Medal of Freedom in a second Trump administration Take a second to pass this article along to a friend: on whom Claremont bestowed its annual statesmanship award\u2014following the money is a useful strategy Share Klingenstein is also one of the Claremont Institute\u2019s intellectual impresarios, having put out a multipart presentation in 2021 about America\u2019s \u201Ccold civil war\u201D and \u201Cthe existential threat of the woke regime.\u201D It is just as reasonable Then, in 2022, Klingenstein delivered an encomium titled \u201CTrump\u2019s Virtues.\u201D He was arguing\u2014two years before the presidential primaries mind you\u2014that the best candidate whom the Republican party could put forward would be Donald Trump was born for the current crisis: the life and death struggle against the totalitarian enemy I call \u201Cwoke communism.\u201D The \u201Cwoke comms\u201D clench the Democratic party by the scruff of its neck \u201Cis a manly man.\u201D (I swear I am not making this up.) \u201CIn present times has much appeal.\u201D And so on and so forth \u201Csmoked rats out of their hiding places\u201D and \u201Cripped apart people he thought were weak.\u201D (What the hell?) Now that Trump has the nomination in hand, Klingenstein is back. The sequel\u2014creatively titled \u201CTrump\u2019s Virtues Part II\u201D (text, video)\u2014was posted on Klingenstein\u2019s personal website last week and has been repeatedly promoted by Trump himself on his Truth Social account including those \u201Cwho doubt him or even can\u2019t stand him.\u201D This is an urgent matter fighting an enemy of revolutionaries that kick and spit on America.\u201D Trump brave and decisive\u201D and \u201Cthe most towering figure of our time,\u201D an essential commander-in-chief in \u201Ca contest between those who love America and those who hate it.\u201D A satirist attempting to depict an extreme Trumpian lickspittle would be hard pressed to outdo these Klingensteinian droplets is that he \u201Chates his enemies every bit as much as they hate him.\u201D And these enemies happen to also be \u201CAmerica\u2019s enemies.\u201D Trump\u2019s \u201Cnatural appeal,\u201D you see \u201Chas created everyday patriotic Americans into an army.\u201D Trump has proven that he will go after his enemies \u201Cwithout pity or compassion.\u201D Lincoln spoke of Americans as the \u201Calmost chosen\u201D people The possibility of Trump\u2019s re-election \u201Cgives us hope that the God who has never forsaken his \u2018almost chosen\u2019 people will not do so now.\u201D In his infamous \u201CFlight 93\u201D article Michael Anton inveighed against \u201Cthe ceaseless importation of Third World foreigners with no tradition of or experience in liberty.\u201D Klingenstein\u2019s gist is much the same is that American culture is \u201Cexceptional and that\u2019s the way we want to keep it And we won\u2019t keep it if we usher in millions of immigrants with cultures different from our own.\u201D Lazarus\u2019s words famously adorn the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty pining for civil war and the devastation of \u201Cenemies,\u201D adulating with the crudest possible rhetoric the would-be authoritarian and blatant bigot who is Donald Trump Klingenstein\u2019s sycophantic rants are about as un-American as one can get Don\u2019t be surprised if they earn him a Presidential Medal of Freedom in a second Trump administration The Hastings Center staff and board of directors are saddened by the passing of Patricia Klingenstein a former board member and longtime supporter She died peacefully on February 11 in Greenwich Klingenstein served on The Hastings Center’s board from 2008 to 2015 She was a trustee of Klingenstein Philanthropies comprised of three foundations that together seek to improve lives by advancing research and training in neuroscience The Andrew and Julie Klingenstein Family Foundation and the John and Patricia Klingenstein Fund support The Hastings Center’s Callahan Public Programs a fund established in honor of Hastings co-founder Daniel Callahan The fund underwrites activities for journalists an annual Callahan event featuring a prominent speaker on a timely issue and other programs to inform and engage the public “One of the great pleasures of the early years of my presidency was getting to know Pat Klingenstein,” said Hastings Center President Mildred Solomon “She was a person of enormous insight and great personal warmth and she had a deep and abiding commitment to community service Her leadership and her family’s leadership have been highly impactful both here at Hastings and for the many other institutions they have helped to build she helped envision and support the establishment of the Klingenstein Center at Columbia University Teacher’s College in 1977 Committed to the preservation of literature and history she was the longest-serving trustee of the New York Historical Society She also served as a trustee of the New York Public library for many years and Sally Klingenstein Martell; 10 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren donations can be made to The New York Historical Society or Mercy Hospital in Portland Registered 501(c)(3). EIN: 13-2662222This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Pearl Rock Kane, former director of Teachers College’s Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership on leave from New York City’s Dalton School Kane arrived at TC in the first cohort of Klingenstein Fellows Trustee John Klingenstein (who died last summer) soon tapped Kane to become the Center’s director and she went on to earn a doctorate and become the first tenured woman in the Department of Educational Administration She led the Klingenstein Center for 37 years was named TC’s Klingenstein Family Professor and built the Center into the preeminent organization of its kind Kane’s famous dictum was that leadership is a behavior She immersed her students in the study of moral leadership while striving to attract more women and people of color She infused the preparation of independent school leaders with new intellectual richness applying theories of change and organizational behavior tackling issues such as teacher attrition and presenting new information on brain research And at a time when most administrators were former teachers who had learned on the job Please join us for a celebration of the life and legacy of Pearl Rock Kane offers five programs that serve leaders and aspiring leaders throughout their careers and reaches educators worldwide through the Klingbrief newsletter and The Science of Learning: What Every Teacher Should Know free online course through EdX “Pearl’s passing is a major loss to our community,” said TC President Thomas Bailey and love live on through the Center she helped create and build who have helped shape countless young people into engaged Kane received TC’s President’s Medal of Excellence at a special gala event in April 2018 “As both a researcher and an advocate for equity and social justice I cannot imagine a better home for the Klingenstein Center,” she said “John Dewey believed that education isn’t merely preparation for life – it is life that’s been true for me.”                       To honor Kane’s memory, contribute to the Pearl Rock Kane Scholarship Fund, benefiting students enrolled in the programs of the Klingenstein Center, at tc.edu/pearlkane Tags: In Memoriam Education Leadership Allow me to introduce “Smart-ism”—a cure to what Donald Trump so rightly named “Stupid-ism”  in his recent interview with the philanthropist Tom Klingenstein Trump coined the term “Stupid-ism” while he and Klingenstein were trying to find the most fitting moniker to give to our left-wing opponents We have a rapidly spreading infection that is seeping into our cities and culture—an infection that we must address with swift and serious antiviral action this is an easily spreading invisible pathogen that's because our political adversary is difficult to fend off And that's because they are usually very nice.  and Jeff Flakes—are so sick with Stupid-ism that they don’t understand the warmth they feel from the left isn’t admiration but rather the feverish glee of discovering a useful idiot they cheer with joy when the Steve Bannons are unjustifiably imprisoned and weep with sorrow when the assassin’s bullet misses a president’s head This is a pandemic that kills virtue with politeness “it is in part that earnest and insistently polite quality of his that I find unsuitable to the depth of the present crisis facing religious conservatives.” The trend of a certain breed of conservative taking a sharp left turn without common sense is clearly contagious The same article warns that if political science students become accustomed to having to keep their mouths shut, then it’s “only a matter of time until the mind shuts, too.” Our classrooms make things even worse. Twenty percent of adults in the U.S can’t read a book written at a fifth-grade level These shocking literacy levels are important because uneducated citizens are unable to fully participate in a democracy.  How can you make an educated decision about which candidate to vote for or policy to oppose if you can’t read? How can you be a productive citizen if you can’t comprehend anything above a ninth-grade level—like the 75 percent of welfare recipients What are you contributing to society when the only thing you can understand is the number on your monthly check from the government Being stupid makes you dependent upon the government Heaven forbid we continue to read the old white men who taught us about the essentiality of tradition to human flourishing and created the foundations of Western civilization Out with Plato; in with poorly-written postmodern queer Our culture of nice is making us dumb.  That is why people are drawn to Donald Trump It’s why they tolerate or even like the mean tweets Trump doesn’t confuse empathy with intelligence He doesn’t cower to the peer pressure of social norms if those norms are bad But it’s all anyone seems to value these days An entire generation has been raised receiving their affirmation and dopamine hits through digital “likes” via social media Our neural pathways have been rewired to have an overwhelming desire for approval We have become a society desperate for popularity we have been told that tolerating everyone and everything is kindness or empathy Because Trump isn’t this empty brand of nice because he refuses to go along with the absurd and ridiculous the enemy depicts him as someone like Hitler you play by different rules… there’s no basis for compromise.”  Trump added “The Republicans have to get tougher… We fight with rules. They fight with Rules for Radicals We keep bringing knives to gunfights and expecting the other side to act honorably With Stupid-ism we are told to buy into the lies the denial of the clear cognitive decline of a sitting president.  We have to save ourselves from the infection of Stupid-ism We must prioritize the harmonious health of our movement and act as one body We must be unafraid to push back and reclaim our hitherto surrendered ground.  To eradicate Stupid-ism and make America smart again Tiffany Marie Brannon is a political strategist and the host of the TMB Problems Podcast “Some families want the individualized instruction small class size and academic rigor that many private schools provide,” Kane says Others choose schools for religious instruction independent schools with stratospheric tuitions The national average tuition for private and independent schools while the cost of elite independent schools in high-cost urban locations can be more than twice that affordability is a “huge concern,” Kane says independent schools is sending some children to public schools lower-cost private and religious schools are gaining enrollment enrollment in private and independent schools including religious schools has remained steady for years at 10- to 11 percent.  Parents choose private and independent schools not so much for the social status they confer it’s tied to the quality of the academic program,” Kane says ethnic and socioeconomic diversity is an asset Parents “realize that for their children to get ahead in the world the better they are prepared to be leaders of society.” To listen to the entire segment, click here From the stages and classrooms of the newly expanded Maltz Performing Arts Center to collaborations with nearby cultural organizations Case Western Reserve University is home to incredible opportunities in dance faculty and staff at the College of Arts and Sciences and beyond routinely showcase their talents through exhibitions In honor of Inspire Your Heart with Art Day (Jan 31), The Daily is putting a spotlight on individuals across campus who have a passion for creating—whether that be through painting We were so blown away by the volume of submissions—and the talent in our community—we’ve decided to dedicate a whole week to showcasing some of the many artists at CWRU we’re sharing the work of two artists: student Mahamad Salah Mahmoud and research associate Joanna Klingenstein Some of their answers have been lightly edited I would describe my art as a visual representation of my emotions and surroundings Art-making is my way of speaking to the world and sharing my thoughts and feelings As an introvert who always found it hard to communicate my feelings with others art offered me the vessel to create an atmosphere in my paintings that others can relate to and find themselves in I am intrigued most by the limitless possibilities of digital art; I can not only draw and paint imaginary worlds but I can also bring them to life with animation that is immensely powerful in evoking an emotional response from whoever comes across my art I take inspiration from literally everything around me—the shape of the clouds one day an oil painting hanging in the [Cleveland Museum of Art] or the lyrics of a song I am listening to I always have a tiny sketchbook on me to doodle down ideas whenever and wherever they come so I don’t lose them.  I share my art mostly using Twitter and Instagram (@MahamadSalah74) … I also was lucky enough to have one of my paintings (A Beautiful Mess) exhibited at the Manchester Open 2020 exhibition at Home Gallery during my study abroad year in Manchester My favorite thing about creating is getting lost in my work for hours on end I love nothing more than putting my earbuds in playing my 8-hour-long Spotify painting playlist and just painting until I lose track of time and forget everything that is worrying me A research association at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education Joanna Klingenstein has worked at the university for more than four years contributing to research on gender-based violence and violent crime Klingenstein’s art forms include painting and baking she graduated with a Master of Arts in Religious Studies in May 2021; her artwork became an integral part of her thesis My portfolio is composed primarily of oil paintings I typically use an impasto technique (meaning thick paint) applying paint to canvas with a palette knife My style is impressionistic and sometimes abstract I like to convey emotion through color choice is to capture the essence of the subject material rather than a hyper-realistic representation I hope they will ask questions and see a story I started baking in 2020 after watching the Great British Baking Show for the first time. First I started feeding my baked goods to family and friends and was pleasantly surprised at how much they loved them I have always harnessed creativity as a form of expression and communication Painting allows me to do that about a variety of subjects I was in a painting class once and the teacher asked us to try techniques of several types of painters Once I tried painting with a palette knife This means that a painting is essentially malleable until you get it where you want it Baking results in the perfect kind of art—one that you can eat It’s also a way to learn about ingredients food production and a little bit of science It’s something that has a clear start and finish it might take several days or weeks to complete I know that in a couple of hours I will have a finished product to enjoy with loved ones I’ve also painted a few family members’ pets and even in those instances I think about what the animal means to the people who care for it and what their personality is like I think this kind of thought journey informs everything from composition to color choice I have a small online presence where I share pictures of my work and keep a shareable portfolio friends and acquaintances often ask for pieces or ask my input on artwork and I really enjoy that sharing of creativity I am continually finding ways to introduce creativity my advisor and thesis committee graciously allowed me to do an art installation as part of my written work (shout out to Tim Beal and the religious studies faculty) The paintings in that installation are now published as a part of the thesis For my research work, I like to share creativity and my artistic sense when putting together presentations and presenting data (shout out to the Begun Center, Rachel Lovell and the talented Sexual Assault Kit Initiative team) Creativity just makes work more fun for everyone I love the freedom in and potential of creating An artistic creation can be anything you want it to be and the whole creative process is a unique journey every time and some of the same basic principles apply to that type of creation I never know quite what I will end up with in the end because things change and transform as you get to know your tools and yourself as an artist Artwork is impactful; people are affected by it whether they realize it or not The potential for any single piece of creativity is endless and I love that it has the power to bring people together artbegun centercase school of engineeringmandel school Interested in participating in a research study Looking for an upcoming event in your department Subscribe to The Daily Items that appear in the Community Postings section are submitted by visitors Posts are reviewed to ensure they are appropriate for our audience but typically are not edited by University Marketing and Communications Case Western Reserve University is committed to academic freedom and promoting diversity of thought The views of those who speak on our campus do not necessarily reflect the views of the university administration or any other segment of the university community Home / News / CSHL Stories and Media Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Assistant Professor Arkarup Banerjee has been awarded the Klingenstein-Simons Neuroscience Fellowship. The award provides $300,000 in research funding over three years. Banerjee will use the funds to continue his study of “singing” mice mouse is a species of rodent that exhibits wide-ranging vocals These talented creatures allow Banerjee’s lab to analyze the parts of the brain that drive communication The goal is to understand how strokes and other neurological conditions hinder our capacity for speech The Klingenstein-Simons Neuroscience Fellowship supports fundamental and innovative research from early-career investigators and Joseph Klingenstein Fund and the Simons Foundation Banerjee says he is honored to “join an esteemed list” of scientists awarded this fellowship since 1981 my lab members for their hard work and creativity and finally my family for their unflinching support.” Written by: Luis Sandoval, Communications Specialist | sandova@cshl.edu | 516-367-6826   Newsletter Signup   Donate Now   Newsletter Sitemap | Privacy Policy | Web Accessibility Hongdian Yang is UC Riverside’s first recipient of the prestigious fellowship Hongdian Yang, whose research focuses on neural circuit mechanisms underlying sensory perception, has received a Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience, a joint project of The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund and the Simons Foundation Aimed at advancing cutting-edge investigations the awards are presented to highly promising This year, only 13 researchers were awarded the fellowship. Yang, an assistant professor of molecular, cell, and systems biology is the first researcher at the University of California The award totals $225,000 for three years and begins July 1 early career neuroscientist doing leading-edge research on neuromodulation of tactile perception,” said Manuela Martins-Green “I have no doubt he will make major contributions to his field of research in years to come.” Using a multidisciplinary approach, the Yang lab studies mouse whiskers to better understand the cellular and circuit mechanisms of touch perception. The fellowship will support the lab’s research to investigate how the noradrenergic system in the brain modulates tactile perception which has the potential to help better understand neurological disorders & Joseph Klingenstein Fund and the Simons Foundation for awarding me a fellowship,” Yang said “The fellowship will allow my lab to focus on understanding the functions of a specific group of cells in the midbrain and have been implicated in attention- and anxiety-related neurological diseases By understanding how the noradrenergic cells function under normal conditions we can be better prepared to explore how their dysfunction contributes to diseases.” Yang came to UCR in 2016 from Johns Hopkins University He received his bachelor’s degree in physics from China’s Nanjing University and his doctorate in biophysics from the University of Maryland tel: (951) 827-1012 email: webmaster@ucr.edu Emory College professor Aubrey Kelly has earned the university’s first Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience a highly competitive honor for young investigators Her lab studies mechanisms underlying social behavior Emory professor Aubrey Kelly has earned the university’s first Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience a highly competitive honor for young investigators in neuroscience research from The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund and the Simons Foundation She is one of only 13 early career scientists in the nation to receive the award this year Previously known as the Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences this year's awards mark the seventh from this joint project of the Klingenstein Fund and the Simons Foundation The awards are among the nation's oldest and most illustrious fellowships for young investigators in neuroscience research.  “This is a great accomplishment for one of our faculty so early in her career We’re excited to see how Aubrey Kelly’s innovative research evolves to help advance our understanding of social behavior,” says Michael A dean of Emory College of Arts and Sciences an Emory College assistant professor of psychology utilizes interdisciplinary approaches in her research to understand the neural mechanisms underlying variation in animal behavior across multiple social species This new research has the potential to provide a deeper understanding of the factors that promote social interactions from parent-child bonding to cooperative behavior “The Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship gives my lab the opportunity to work with the African spiny mouse which is new to the field of social neuroscience,” says Kelly “Spiny mice exhibit a higher degree of sociality than traditional laboratory mammals and thus have the unique potential to inform us about the mechanisms that promote aspects of mammalian sociality such as cooperation and gregariousness.” Using an integrative, interdisciplinary approach, the researchers in the Kelly Lab combine techniques from behavioral ecology developmental neurobiology and genetics to study the mechanisms underlying social behavior “Behaviors that seem uniquely human and intractably complicated originated from somewhere,” Kelly explains “The mechanisms that guide such behaviors can be found in our more primitive origins which is why insight into human behavior can be gained from non-human animal studies Elucidating the neural systems underlying social behavior in spiny mice is and what we can learn from a highly social mouse can tell us about our own sociality.” with a specific emphasis on examining how social neural circuitry (primarily the nonapeptide system) modulates various types of social behavior in different contexts They hope to understand how different modes of nonapeptide action serve to maintain stable characteristics of social behavioral phenotype within an individual’s lifetime versus serving to produce rapid behavioral responses to social stimuli in the environment Nonapeptides include the well-known neurohormones that not only modulate numerous types of behavior (pair bonding but also regulate various physiological processes cardiovascular tone and uterine contractions in childbirth.  The Klingenstein-Simons award totals $225,000 for a three-year fellowship and includes the opportunity to participate in a yearly conference held in New York to encourage cross-disciplinary and intercollegiate fellowship The conference includes slide and poster presentations that encourage networking with peers exchanging ideas and learning from leaders in the neuroscience field To learn more about the Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience, visit www.klingfund.org Susan Marks is beginning her third decade at New College She was hired as the Klingenstein Chair in 2003 after receiving her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania The late Selma and Paul Klingenstein along with local donors from Temple Beth Israel on Longboat Key Susan had the enviable job of creating the department from scratch. “What would Judaic Studies look like at New College?  How would that be part of the religion department?” Susan also debated whether it should be an AOC (area of concentration) and decided the answer was no. “Since it’s only me teaching these classes, we can’t have a Judaic Studies AOC. But we can have a Judaic Studies focus in religion the same way you can have a Buddhist focus or a Christian focus.” Susan has taught both Jewish and non-Jewish students She says usually only 20-30% of those taking her classes are Jewish “I think people want to learn about the world You don’t have to be Jewish to study Judaic studies.” Susan also teaches courses about Christian scriptures not only because they are Jewish but because you have people look at Judaic Studies and early Christianity together The emphasis is more clear about how Jewish early Christianity was.” Since 2004, Susan has been bringing in a speaker each year for the Klingenstein Lecture series Funds are also available from the Jay Rudolph book fund for students to read a speaker’s work prior to their lecture I offer a group ISP (independent study project) so the students can read the person’s work and take advantage of it at the lecture they get the rock star coming to their class It’s nice for me too because I get a colleague I can talk about the world with.”   Susan has mentored many New College students in the last twenty years She believes her greatest impact has been being a good listener She compares listening to the process of writing “I really emphasize that you work with drafts discuss with a peer who can give you feedback and then you can revise it so nothing you are doing is ever a first draft people really stifle themselves by second guessing themselves and not letting anything else to be written One of the things that is so important is to listen to what others are doing to get feedback other than their own negative voice She points to the senior thesis as an important learning experience for her students “The brilliance of it is the chance to do something over the long term you can draw on those skills and know you can do a big project again Susan has just begun the first year of a three-year phased retirement established to connect current MD and PhD students with venture and startup experience bringing the shared passion for life-changing health and biotech innovations that bind the ARTIS family together,” said Stuart Peterson founder and managing partner at ARTIS Ventures “With his multifaceted experiences at the convergence of tech company creation and computational medicine he brings an understanding of what it takes to start a company in the TechBio space to our investment team This viewpoint will be invaluable to our current and future portfolio companies.” a computational medicine startup using machine learning algorithms for diagnostics as a researcher in Sendhil Mullainathan’s lab at the University of Chicago where he focused on healthcare and industrial clients “Many founders in the TechBio space build companies because they want to move civilization forward through academic discovery Scientists and researchers lead the way in this but it takes support for their work to have an impact and that’s the opportunity ARTIS provides,” said Klingenstein “ARTIS has been focused on this intersection of technology and biology for some time and their interdisciplinary backgrounds and long-term partnership style match the needs of company building in the TechBio space By joining them I hope to help unblock the path for bright scientists and entrepreneurs that are solving really tough problems.” Klingenstein holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and an AB from Harvard College He was also an MBA fellow at Longitude Capital ARTIS Ventures partners with entrepreneurs who are driven to positively impact their world through disruptive technological and scientific innovation focusing on the intersection of computer science and life science For more information about ARTIS Ventures, its team, and its portfolio visit https://www.av.co The lead funder of the group sending text messages to Maine voters and claiming Democratic Gov Janet Mills is putting controversial books in Maine schools is a GOP megadonor and head of a controversial right wing think tank Thomas Klingenstein is a partner in a New York investment firm and chairman of the Claremont Institute a California-based conservative group considered the epicenter for the modern conservative movement According to newly filed campaign finance disclosures Klingenstein gave $100,000 to the Maine Families First PAC which is led by the national conservative group the American Principles Project APP has been running ads in multiple states accusing Democrats of indoctrinating school kids with LGBTQ books and instruction Klingenstein has also given nearly $2 million to federal candidates and PACs in the current election cycle That includes donations to former Republican U.S who is challenging 2nd District Democratic U.S Klingenstein's heightened public profile has come with increased scrutiny for him and for the Claremont Institute He defended institute scholar and attorney John Eastman for advising former President Donald Trump during his attempts to overturn the 2020 election And last year he used a speech to defend Trump as a necessary strongman in the life and death struggle against what he called "woke communism." Klingenstein has also donated former Republican Gov Tax records show the conservative philanthropist has owned property in Kennebec County and he once got into a public dispute with former Bowdoin College president Barry Mills for touting diversity efforts at the Brunswick campus the German Jewish physician and novelist Dr Alfred Döblin undertook a two-month trip through Poland A pogrom in the Jewish section of Berlin in 1923 had shaken Döblin out of his complacency as an assimilated educated Jew who took care of the urban poor who was also well-known as a progressive writer to travel through Poland and write about it expecting that his slow journey from Vilna in the north to Cracow in the south would help him understand the complexities of Jewish existence and the roots of antisemitism a convinced Marxist after the carnage of World War I see in Poland that made him embark on an inner journey into a very different direction This course undertakes a slow reading of Döblin’s description of his journey through Poland (one chapter per session) and explores the social political and religious reality of Poland in the 1920s He is chairman of the Claremont Institute a managing member of the investment firm Cohen Klingenstein Maine Governor Janet Mills’s administration recommends that elementary schools carry pornographic books such as Gender Queer a graphic novel (what we used to call comic books) depicting a boy with his penis in another boy’s mouth “I’m gonna give you the blow job of your life,” and “I want you inside me,” convey the tone and flavor of this volume Another book called This Book is Gay is a how-to manual targeted at young teenagers It teaches students how to perform oral and anal sex with their same-sex classmates,… Cold Spring Harbor, NY — Anne Churchland Assistant Professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) she was named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts She has also received a Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship in the Neurosciences from the Simons Foundation and the Esther A studies how neurons in the brain control decision-making using this as a window into the complex pathways that underlie cognition Churchland employs an interdisciplinary approach animal behavior and computational analysis to map the neural circuits that are involved in decision-making Her work aims to understand how sensory information—what we see and feel—is stored and interpreted by neurons in the brain Such research will offer significant insight into mental disorders where these processes are disrupted “I join with the faculty of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in congratulating Dr. Anne Churchland,” said Dr. Bruce Stillman “Her creative and inventive approaches to neuroscience bring great credit to CSHL.” the Pew Scholars Program seeks to fund early career scientists—particularly young researchers with novel methods and ideas The awardees are selected for their proven creativity by a national committee of eminent scientists As one of the 22 Pew Scholars selected this year Churchland will receive funding over four years to help spur innovation at this early point in her independent research career and Joseph Klingenstein Fund have joined together to fund young investigators in neuroscience research The joint venture aims to advance cutting-edge research so that early career scientists can explore higher risk Churchland is one of 12 recipients this year each of whom will receive $75,000 annually for three years Written by: Jaclyn Jansen, Science Writer | publicaffairs@cshl.edu | 516-367-8455 Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Pearl Rock Kane, who will step down in September after 37 years as Director of TC’s Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership received the College’s President’s Medal of Excellence at a special gala in April that also marked the 40th anniversary of the Center’s founding.  with TC Provost Tom James and President Susan Fuhrman you have provided the Klingenstein Center with transformative leadership touching so many lives and giving love to so many people – and tonight you see that love coming back at you,” TC President Susan Fuhrman told Kane in front of an appreciative audience of 400 friends colleagues and Klingenstein Center alumni at New York City’s American Museum of Natural History “You have secured your place in TC history by nurturing an institution that will endure as the gold standard in its field training new leaders who will go on to work at thousands of schools around the world we call this The Multiplier Effect – the vast ripple effect that a single great leader and teacher like you can set in motion.”  we call this The Multiplier Effect – the vast ripple effect that a single great leader and teacher like you can set in motion.” PARTNERS OF LONG STANDING Kane with Pat Klingenstein [Watch a special tribute video about Kane’s career.] a highly regarded independent school educator and researcher who has taught at the Klingenstein Center But while the Center “will continue to grow and change under new leaders its heart and soul will always remain a reflection of your own,” Fuhrman told Kane adding that Kane will always be “a first-class citizen of the Klingenstein Center and Teachers College.” TC Provost Thomas James praised Kane for having “opened the doors of independent schooling wider and wider preparing ever more diverse cohorts of leaders” and for broadening “the concept of what a school can be.” Yet the greatest measure of Kane’s impact has been her focus on preparing people who serve as role models for students and faculty.  “The Klingenstein Center’s essence is captured by your famous dictum that leadership is a behavior and the genius of the Klingenstein Center under your direction have been to recognize that such work begins with preparing school leaders at all levels to model mindful Kane herself recounted arriving at TC in 1977 on a year’s leave from teaching at the Dalton School as a member of the first cohort of Klingenstein Fellows “I never imagined I’d stay on to earn a doctorate direct the Klingenstein Center and become the first female ever tenured in the Department of Educational Administration,” she said my life has been about embracing the unexpected learned that the new sibling we planned on introducing to our rambunctious 16-month-old son Both experiences – with my husband and children and with my extended Klingenstein family – all of you – have been love affairs with all the attendant joys and challenges.” Kane praised TC Trustee Emeritus John Klingenstein and his brother of Teachers College as the home for their vision of a program to prepare independent school leaders The move was a bold one because “independent school educators often rejected ed schools as being insufficiently rigorous or too theoretical,” while education school faculty “often dismissed private schools as elitist and irrelevant to solving society’s problems.”   “We had to demonstrate that professional knowledge such as theories of change and organizational behavior could be applied to improve schools because the Klingensteins wisely involved independent school leaders and then-TC President Lawrence Cremin in its creation – and because it set out to “break down long-held stereotypes about education schools.” THE NEXT GENERATION WEIGHS IN Kane's grandchildren lent the proceedings an especially personal touch “We had to demonstrate that professional knowledge such astheories of change and organizational behavior could be applied to improve schools,” Kane said Participants have learned about brain research and techniques for collaboration with colleagues cognitive development and negotiation.  More recently the Center has added a new program combining an education masters with an MBA And while the various Klingenstein programs have served participants at varying stages of their careers all have focused on core values of improving student learning and incorporating reflective practice because reflection on action is what leads to continuous improvement At the end of the evening, Fuhrman announced the creation of the Pearl Rock Kane Endowed Scholarship Fund for students enrolled in the programs of the Klingenstein Center President of Punahou School in Honolulu and Chair of the Klingenstein Center Advisory Committee presented Kane with a commemorative plaque in the shape of a book engraved with the words that are also etched in her former students' minds:  “Leadership is a behavior.. not a position.” The inscription read: “With our deep admiration and heartfelt appreciation from the countless independent school educators whom you have inspired around the world.” Read about the Pearl Rock Kane Endowed Scholarship Fund or contact Linda Colquhoun at 212 678-3679/colquhoun@tc.edu Tags: Higher Education Education Leadership Research Tom Klingenstein, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the California-based conservative think tank the Claremont Institute, has released the second of a three-part interview series with former Trump attorney John Eastman [RELATED: Claremont Institute’s Tom Klingenstein and John Eastman Discuss 2020 Election Fraud in New Interview] Klingenstein pressed Eastman to give a thorough account of fraud in the 2020 presidential election — which Eastman believes was substantial Watch part one of Tom Klingenstein’s interview with John Eastman here Klingenstein moves in this second interview to understand — if the 2020 election really was stolen — what legal remedy exists per the U.S Constitution and historical or legal precedent Watch the full second part of Claremont Chairman Tom Klingenstein’s interview former Trump attorney John Eastman below: Eastman discusses the meaning of the 12th Amendment to the Constitution which outlines the procedure for electing the president and vice president “The President of the Senate shall in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives open all certificates and the votes shall then be counted,” the 12th Amendment reads would have given then-Vice President Mike Pence the authority to delay the certification of electors from the states with suspected fraud Eastman provided then-President Trump with legal advice on the question of whether or not Mike Pence had the authority to delay certification of the 2020 election In one memo Eastman claimed that Pence could have declared President Trump as re-elected after invalidating the electors from seven disputed states After “howls” from the Democrats he argues Pence could have sent the matter to the House of Representatives where the state legislatures would decide the president on a bare majority Klingenstein and Eastman dive into the historical precedent of disputed elections and procedural intrigue 1800 and 1876 — examples of disputed and delayed elections Eastman also challenges the constitutionality of the Electoral Count Act and argues that recent attempts by lawmakers to amend it to clarify the ministerial and entirely symbolic role of the vice president in the certification of electors betrays that the original role outlined in the Constitution must not have been simply symbolic President Trump made it fairly clear before and after Jan 6 that he wanted Pence not to just delay the certification of the electors but to reject them and choose an alternative slate of electors so that he would be re-elected “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify USA demands the truth!” President Trump said on Jan Eastman told Klingenstein that such a course of action was a complicated legal matter and an open question one that had never been addressed by the Supreme Court and that there was scholarship on both sides of the issue What we normally do with respect to such unprecedented legal matters is fall back on English common law — which would have any action borne out through fraud thrown out But Eastman recognized that for this to have been a winning argument following the 2020 election the fraud would have to have been so bad that the New York Times would have been forced to acknowledge it because I always set up as a predicate the fraud has to be so clear that even the New York Times would acknowledge it,” Eastman said Despite the battery of lawfare levied against him due to his opinions on the 2020 election Eastman affirmed that the would give the same legal advice with respect to the constitutionality of the vice president delaying the certification of electors and I say that the one thing should be clear: that almost nothing is clear,” Klingenstein said in summary and there are usually arguments on both sides.” Klingenstein attributed the confusion on the issue to several factors: the unclear text of the Constitution and the “most-likely unconstitutional” Electoral Count Act only a handful of scholars having studied it and today’s commentary being so influenced by political polarization Edward Tomic is a reporter for The Maine Wire based in Southern Maine Massachusetts and is a graduate of Boston University He can be reached at tomic@themainewire.com Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value"