ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE DCPS and CPS GLOBAL CITIZEN YEAR FELLOWSHIPS
Today Global Citizen Year is thrilled to announce our first cohort of Fellowship winners through our ground-breaking new partnerships with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Washington D.C. Public Schools (DCPS). Last fall both CPS and DCPS led a district-wide nomination process to identify highly motivated students to apply for the Global Citizen Year Fellowship. From […]
UNC’s Global Gap Year Fellowship Expands in Partnership with Global Citizen Year
Today the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced an exciting new partnership with Global Citizen Year that will help the University keep up with the growing demands of students who seek long-term, transformative gap year experiences abroad. Resources from an anonymous donor will enable the University to triple the number of students in […]
Global Citizen Year Announces 12 New College Partnerships
Colleges and universities are increasingly recognizing the tangible benefits of students taking a meaningful gap year before arriving on campus. Global Citizen Year is excited to be a catalyst in advancing this trend, as highlighted in recent coverage by the Wall Street Journal and the Chronicle of Higher Education. As part of this initiative, today […]
Global Citizen Year Announces Partnerships with Chicago and DC Public School Districts
Global Citizen Year, a transformative gap year experience for tomorrow’s global changemakers, is thrilled to announce new partnerships with two of the largest urban school districts in the country: Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Washington D.C. Public Schools (DCPS). Through these partnerships, both CPS and DCPS are leading district-wide recruitment to identify talented high school […]
Gap year with Global Citizen Year Shows HOW You Go to College Is More Important than Where You Go
Global Citizen Year, a transformative gap year experience for tomorrow’s global changemakers, today releases the findings from its inaugural Alumni Outcomes Report. As high school seniors around the country navigate the college decision process, these survey results add to the growing evidence that how you go to college is more important than where you go in […]
Abby Falik named “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2017″ by Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs is recognizing Global Citizen Year and its CEO and Founder Abby Falik as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs at 2017 Builders + Innovators Summit in Santa Barbara, California. Goldman Sachs selected Abby as one of 100 entrepreneurs from multiple industries to be honored at the two-day event. Global Citizen Year […]
First Annual AGA Gap Year Awards are Presented to…
One of the exciting additions to the International Gap Year Conference, in Denver, this year was the inaugural presentation of awards. Delighted by the numerous nominations, the conference committee was pleased to present the following awards for Innovation, Research, Accessibility, and Advancing the Movement. Excellence & Equity in Accessibility This award is presented to […]