Sally Ride to be honored on coin
The U.S. Mint announced that late La Jolla resident and astronaut Sally Ride and late writer Maya Angelou will be the first two women honored on coins issued under the American Women Quarters Program.
“Sally would be so moved by this great honor,” said Tam O’Shaughnessy, Ride’s life partner and co-founder of Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego Extension. “It’s especially fitting that it comes during the 20th-anniversary celebration for Sally Ride Science. This tribute reflects Sally’s legacy not only as a trailblazing astronaut but also as a champion of diversity and inclusion in STEM [science, technology, engineering and math] fields.”
The walking tours begin at the Athenaeum and weave through The Village, covering roughly half the murals currently on view, including the five installed in 2020 and 2021. “Each mural has its own story,” Forsha said. “We talk about the artists’ concepts, what the inspiration might have been.”
The tours are free and will be limited at first to 20 of the usual 40-person capacity, with masks required.
“I’ve really missed giving the tours,” Forsha said. “I love spending time with people who are just curious. I find that the people who sign up for the tours are always interested in knowing more about the project.”
When two Detroit students sat in front of their cameras for a live broadcast of Good Morning America, they didn’t know they were going to be among 25 students in the nation to receive a $40,000 scholarship.
The College Board, in partnership with Khan Academy, created the College Board Opportunity Scholarship in 2018. This year, the winners’ reactions were livestreamed on GMA for the first time, concluding a chaotic, virtual schooling experience for many high school seniors across the country.
Born and raised in Detroit by Syrian parents, Razaan Killawi, 18, said her parents had driven home the importance of education.
“Especially growing up in a less privileged community, I saw a lot of students who weren’t able to overcome financial challenges and live out their dreams,” said Killawi, now a student of Frontier International Academy.
The College Board and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises announced last week on Telemundo’s Hoy Día the scholarship recipients of the College Board and
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