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.

From Adversity to Advocacy

JRF alumna Ashley D. Williams ’12 emerged from the adversity of being raised in the foster care system to a career path of advocacy for…

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This Month in History

Jackie Robinson’s first September in Major League Baseball was rife with the drama commensurate with being the modern era’s first Black player in a highly…

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See It, Be It

On June 6, 2024, the Jackie Robinson Museum hosted Women in Soccer, the second installment of its Leveling the Playing Field program series underwritten by…

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The Real Thing

A long time Jackie Robinson Foundation partner, for nearly 40 years the Coca-Cola Company has remained engaged with JRF in a variety of ways. The…

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