(Chicago, IL- March 21, 2023) Four brand new members are joining the Chicago Advisory board to continue their work on expanding the impact of the Surge movement. Learn more about the incredible four board members joining the Surge community. Candace Moore 2015 Chicago Surge Alumna, Candace C. Moore, has served as the first Chief Equity…
(Washington, D.C. – March 14, 2022) A collective of 16 brilliant educational leaders set out to begin their Surge Fellowship journey this month during the opening retreat on March 23-25, 2023. Since launching, the Washington, D.C. Surge Academy has welcomed two cohorts of emerging leaders of color. “Coordinated efforts by collectives of passionate change-makers…
The Surge Institute recently awarded $100,000 in funding to three early-stage ventures run by Black, Latinx, Asian, and Pacific Islander education leaders CHICAGO, IL (February 1, 2023) – The Surge Institute, a national nonprofit known for programming that creates transformative spaces for education leaders of color, recently awarded $100,000 in funding to three early-stage ventures…
The Leadership Collaborative is a brand new collective experience, designed for Black principals across the nation to co-create and learn together. NATIONAL — The Black Principals Network is proud to announce the inaugural cohort of its brand new program The Leadership Collaborative. The Leadership Collaborative is a collective of twenty black school leaders from all…
PHILADELPHIA – November 1, 2022—In partnership with Comcast & Spring Point, please join us in welcoming our inaugural Philadelphia Academy cohort of 14 brilliant leaders of color! The Surge Institute continues to expand its Academy fellowship program, and today, the organization officially welcomes its seventh Academy cohort. The Surge Academy is a best-in-class program for…
Janaia Nash brings unique experience and knowledge to a brand new role for the national nonprofit racial-equity organization serving leaders of color. The Surge Institute is honored and excited to announce more new faces joining our team to further our mission and vision. Janaia Nash has joined the team in the pivotal role of Chief…
(CHICAGO, IL – September 6th, 2022) As the Surge Institute approaches its seventh year as a national organization, the community is honored to welcome 16 emerging leaders of color who will join this movement as part of the 2023 Surge Fellowship cohort in Chicago. Joining the Surge family from all areas of work that serve…
(Kansas City – July 13, 2022) In 2018 the Surge Institute launched its traveling program, the Surge Academy in Kansas City and since graduated two cohorts in 2019 and 2020. On July 13, 2022, Surge announced its third Kansas City cohort of educational leaders who will begin programming in August 2022 and conclude with the…
(Chicago, IL – June 28th, 2022) The Surge Institute is excited to announce a key transition and several new faces serving the mission and vision of elevating and connecting leaders of color in education across the nation. Andrea Black Evans has been promoted to Surge Academy Executive Director, a role in which her leadership voice…
(Chicago, IL – May 10th, 2022) – The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Chicago’s Annual Celebration Awards honor the outstanding achievements in the Chicago nonprofit sector. YNPN Chicago received dozens of nominations across four categories including Nonprofit of the Year, Associate Board of the Year, Supervisor of the Year, and Young Nonprofit Professional of the…
(Chicago, IL – May 5th, 2022) – Surge Institute is proud to announce that its strong financial health and ongoing accountability and transparency have earned a 95/100 rating from Charity Navigator’s Encompass Rating System. This score designates Surge as an official “Give with Confidence” charity, indicating that our organization is using its donations effectively based…
Aijeron Simmons (OAK’20) will transition into a new role as UTK Coordinator for the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy. (Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education hosts and coordinates the 21CSLA State Center in partnership with UCLA Center X and the California Subject Matter Projects.) Through this new body of work, she will focus on preparing…
“Our students can still get what they need as if they were in a physical classroom,” said Dr. Brandalyn Hayes (IND’22) in the Walton Family Foundation’s highlight of Paramount Online Academy, a new, virtual K-8 school created by Paramount Schools of Excellence, based in Indianapolis. Paramount Online Academy is an Innovation Partner of Indianapolis Public Schools, one…
Christopher Goins (CHI’16) has been named the next President of Girard College in Philadelphia. Read more here. Girard College is a historic boarding school in North Philadelphia that provides free education for disadvantaged children from single-parent families.
(United States – April 14 2022) The Surge Academy, a national program that develops, elevates, and unites leaders of color within the education and youth-serving space, will be expanding to two new cities in 2022. In May, Surge will begin recruitment for the Philadelphia Surge Academy, made possible thanks to partnerships with Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation…
“For me, the stories of our participants reminded me of the strength, creativity, and persistence that lives in our schools and communities, specifically Black and brown communities. There was an understanding that folks needed to have grace and flexibility for one another.” Chalkbeat Chicago highlights the recent study from the University of Chicago’s Consortium on…
“Latino students are rarely going to encounter a Latino teacher along their educational journey. We know that when they see themselves reflected in their teachers, they’re going to have better educational outcomes.” KC Cares recently highlighted the work of the Latinx Education Collaborative, an organization founded by Edgar Palacios (KC’19). The organization also recently opened…
“Nobody really focuses on the leaders,” Cain said. “And if we don’t focus on the leaders, specifically Black leaders who are experiencing stress at rates and levels that are higher than other leaders, based on the communities they serve, we will continue to see the great resignation of leaders because they don’t have the resources…
(Oakland, CA – April 4th, 2022) Since 2018, Surge has had the incredible honor of joining disruptors in the Bay Area to carve out a fellowship space designed specifically for connection among emerging leaders of color in education. Throughout this journey, there have been challenges, not in building community, but in building continuing financial support…
Rosecrans Ventures Founder, Halleemah Nash (CHI’17), will join the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program (EICOP) as an Executive in Residence in support of its signature program, HBCU in LA. The HBCU in LA Internship Program is EICOP’s signature initiative and the first Los Angeles based program of its kind to provide underrepresented students with housing…