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Founded in 1986,
the Center's activities are interdisciplinary,
with a particular emphasis on multicultural
philanthropy---the patterns of giving and
voluntarism by different:
- religious
- ethnic
- racial
- gender groups
- economic groups
- foundations and corporations, both nationally
and internationally.
Situated in one of the most cosmopolitan cities
and university systems in the world, the Center
is located at the mid-Manhattan campus of
The Graduate Center of The City University
of New York. CUNY is the nation's third largest
university system, and the largest urban system.
The City University of New York (CUNY), which
traces its beginnings to 1847, is the nation's
largest urban public university. It consists
of twenty-two colleges, including The Graduate
Center. Established in 1961, The Graduate
Center is the doctorate-granting institution
of CUNY. An internationally-recognized center
for advanced studies and a national model
for public doctoral education, The Graduate
Center offers over thirty doctoral programs
in the arts, humanities, social sciences,
and the natural sciences, as well as a number
of master’s programs. Many of its faculty
members are among the world’s leading
scholars in their respective fields. The school
currently enrolls approximately 4000 students
from throughout the United States, as well
as from about eighty foreign countries, and
its alumni hold major positions in industry
and government, as well as in academia. The
Graduate Center is also home to twenty-eight
interdisciplinary research centers and institutes
focused on areas of compelling social, civic,
cultural, and scientific concerns. Through
its extensive array of public lectures, exhibitions,
concerts, and theatrical events, The Graduate
Center has become a vital part of New York
City’s intellectual and cultural life.
The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society
is uniquely positioned to serve as a laboratory
for developing programs to promote research,
education, and public discourse about philanthropy
among a wide variety of constituencies. Contact
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