The 2023 Alumni Convening in New Orleans from March 29th through 31st was a rousing success—and how could it not be? With such vibrant speakers, such committed attendees, and such a beautiful setting, the experience was bound to be extraordinary! Our goal was to amplify…to amplify our alums and their talent in order to grow…
(Las Vegas, NV – March 28, 2023) The Las Vegas Surge Academy launches its inaugural cohort for emerging educational leaders across Clark County. A powerful collective of 11 educational leaders will set out to accelerate their leadership and personal growth to become influential change agents in their communities. “I am so excited for our very…
(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…
For years, Surge Founder and CEO Carmita Semaan heard from the supervisors of Surge Fellows and leaders of partner organizations that they needed their own Surge. The top can be a lonely and isolating place. Surge is now poised to respond to the demand, and it has started with a pilot. We had 16 leaders…
The Surge Institute leadership team is dedicated to the mission of developing, connecting and empowering emerging leaders of color across the education landscape. The overarching goal in all of our work is to transform education to better serve our youth and communities, who are too often ignored or misunderstood. Visit our careers page to learn…
(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 mission of the Surge Institute is to educate and develop leaders of color who create transformative change for young people, their families, and our broader communities. Our most entrepreneurial-minded alumni desire and imagine opportunities where they can create such change outside of the system, something of their very own. But every entrepreneur needs a…
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…
INDIANAPOLISKANSAS CITYLAS VEGASPHILADELPHIAWASHINGTON DC In service of our mission, the Academy explores an innovative and far-reaching approach to transforming urban education for our youth and communities. As a traveling national program, the Surge Academy spends six months developing, elevating, and uniting emerging education leaders of color in select cities nationwide so that they, as a coalition, can…