Jackie Robinson Foundation’s New Scholar Orientation – 2019

The Jackie Robinson Foundation’s New Scholar Orientation (NSO) is a three-day conference that offers workshops andactivities focused on the high school to college transition for incoming JRF Freshmen Scholars. The workshops focus on preparing for the college journey, positioning for academic success, living a healthy college lifestyle and understanding the financial aid process. In addition, new Scholars get the opportunity to bond as a class to provide support to each other asthey go off to their respective schools.

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What does a member of the U.S. Congress, an NFL coach, and the director of a crime lab have in common? They are all alumni…

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From Mentee to Mentor

It’s safe to say that JRF Alumnus and MIT graduate Keith Bevans ’95 is a wunderkind. As a kid, he was an electronics whiz tinkering…

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This Month in History: October

October is always a transitional month in baseball and off the field, bringing the change of season and the “Fall Classic” a.k.a., the World Series….

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In Memoriam: Quincy Jones

The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) mourns the passing of influential jazz and pop music legend, civil rights activist and beacon of possibility Quincy Jones on…

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