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2020
Forbes: Addressing Higher Education’s Zip Code Problem
TAPinto.net: ‘The Sky is the Limit’ for Princeton Bound First Ward Resident
2019
Diverse Issues in Higher Education: New Jersey Low-Income Students Tour University of Pennsylvania and Villanova
Morris Essex Health and Life: Gatherings
NJ Monthly: Photos: September’s Roundup of Charitable Giving
Morris-Essex Health & Life: Gatherings
U.S. News & World Report: How to Complete the CSS Profile
Newark Patch: New Jersey SEEDS Raises More Than $900,000 at Annual Benefit
ROI-NJ: NJ SEEDS Raises $900K at its Leading Change Benefit
The Theatre Times: Finding Something to Hold Onto: A Conversation About Art+Community
2018
ROI-NJ: From SEED to Sprout: Newark-Based Nonprofit Working to Even Access to Education in Poorest Areas
The Village Green: Dr. Crystal Broussard of South Orange Joins the New Jersey SEEDS Board
Princeton Alumni Weekly: Class Notes
ROI-NJ: NJ SEEDS Helping Low-Income Students Blossom through Educational Opportunity
Oak Knoll School’s Review: Planting SEEDS
St. Benedict’s Magazine: Brothers Forever Class Notes and Events
The Pingry Review: SEEDS Honors Two Alumni
NJ Monthly: Giving Back: Planting Seeds of Change
NJBiz: Executive Spotlight – Theo Lubke
Fios 1 News: Fios 1 News Evening Edition
TAPIntoSummit: Summit Resident Polly Palumbo Joins NJ SEEDS Trustee Board
Council of New Jersey Grantmakers: NJ SEEDS Honors William Engel
The Star-Ledger: SEEDS Alumni Pay it Forward
2017
Millburn & Short Hills Magazine: Allen Meisels Memorial Golf Classic
TAPInto Millburn-Short Hills: Scholarship Golf Outing Honors Late Short Hills Resident Allen Meisels
New Jersey Monthly: Giving Back: SEEDS Supporting Students
Gill St. Bernard’s School: SEEDS & STREAMS
TAPintoSOMA: South Orange Resident Honored by New Jersey SEEDS for Dedication to Education
Jersey Tribune: Seniors Graduate from SEEDS Program
NJ.com (Union County): Seniors Graduate from SEEDS Program
The Star-Ledger: Around the Town – School Notebook: Seniors Graduate from SEEDS Program
The Jersey Journal: Journal Entries – Local Students Graduate, Medical Center Raises Money
Millburn & Short Hills Magazine: NJ SEEDS Helps Students Blossom
MyCentralJersey.com: The Daily Rundown: Ayodele Joins Board of Trustees
Far Brook News: Amy Ziebarth, Far Brook Head of School, Honored by NJ SEEDS
The Newark Times: New Jersey SEEDS 25th Anniversary Benefit to Recognize Former Executive Director and SEEDS Alum as Leading Change Honorees
Suburban Essex Magazine: Diamond Minds – Like This! An Interview with Soleio Cuervo
TAPintoRahway: Rahway High School Celebrates Five NJ SEEDS College Scholars
2016
Vicinity Magazine: Seen in the Vicinity – New Jersey SEEDS Annual Golf and Tennis Classic
Discover | Student Loans: Here’s Why You Need to Fill Out a CSS Profile Too
The Progress: Caldwell Resident Helps Unlock Low-Income Students’ Potential
Montclair Dispatch: NJ SEEDS Brings Educational Opportunities to New Jersey Students
NJBiz: Executive Moves: Who Hired Whom This Week
Newark Patch: Newark’s NJ SEEDS Has a New Director
Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ The Daily Update: NJ SEEDS Returns to HWS
NJBiz: Off the Clock
Wall Street Journal: At 34, a Facebook Elder Statesman
Newark Patch: First Class of NJ SEEDS College Scholars Begin 17-Month Program
NJBiz: Executive Moves
2015
Vicinity Magazine: Seen in the Vicinity
New Jersey Monthly: Social Datebook
The Montclair Dispatch: New Jersey SEEDS Transforms Education
Newark Patch: Newark SEEDS Students Land $5.5 Million In Financial Aid
Morris | Essex Health & Life: Gatherings
Delbarton School: It’s Planting Time…and We’ve Got SEEDS
Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ The Daily Update: NJ SEEDS Provides College Prep Guidance
Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ The Daily Update: HWS Welcomes Back NJ SEEDS
Paramus Post: President of NJ SEEDS is Distinguished Speaker at Sunset Rotary Club
Newark Patch: SEEDS Program Helps to Prepare Students for University Success in Newark
NJBiz: Ronni Denes, Best 50 Women in Business
2014
The Times of Trenton: Opinion: Private, Nonprofit Scholastic Programs are Stepping Into the Breach
Morris | Essex Health & Life: Gatherings
Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ The Daily Update: ESSYI Scholarships Link Students, Nature
Women’s Radio Network: Lisa Singer Interviews Ronni Denes
NJBiz: Guest List
Wall Street Journal: New York’s Regis High School Recruits Promising Minority Fifth-Graders
Star-Ledger: School Notebook – Sowing the SEEDS for a Successful Future
The Hill School: ESPN Writer Visits The Hill
Delbarton School: Spreading the SEEDS of Education
Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ The Daily Update: Another Successful SEEDS Summer
New Jersey Monthly: Social Datebook
Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ The Daily Update: NJ SEEDS Returns June 29
Morris/Essex Health & Life: Gatherings
Suburban Trends: Suburban Trends Area Residents Pitch in to Pay it Forward to a Newark Fifth Grader
(201): Giving Back – New Jersey SEEDS
The Trentonian: Academic Achievement – Kristy Saldana of Trenton Central High School West
Mosaic, a Southwest Airlines Community Outreach Publication: Taking Off with NJ SEEDS
Nuts About Southwest: Making Dreams Come True
Dickinson Magazine: SEEDS & Success
SponsoringYoungPeople.org: Q&A with Union College First-Year Student and NJ SEEDS Alum Brianna Gutierrez
2013
Bergen.com: NJ SEEDS Hosts Sixth Annual Casino Night
(201) Family: New Jersey SEEDS: Nurturing a Garden of Learning
NJBiz: Guest List for September 23
Bergen.com: NJ SEEDS Holds 2013 Golf & Tennis Classic
NBC Latino: Opinion: I’m Not Uppity, I’m Ambitious About My Education
Independent Press: Summit Scholars, Young Scholars Graduate from 14-Month SEEDS Programs
The Hill School: Planting the SEEDS for Success
Delbarton School: Young Minds Grow During a Summer at Delbarton
Philadelphia Inquirer: For Students, a Rigorous Test for Learning
Wall Street Journal: Donor of the Day; Setting Up Needy Students for Success
Golden Gate Lawyer: Theory to Practice: Jamil McClintock (JD 13)
Hudson Reporter: Prep: Union City Girl Experiences Academic Life in New Hampshire
News 12 NJ: Spotlight NJ – New Jersey SEEDS
Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ The Daily Update: SEEDS Program Returns to HWS
MSNBC.com’s Afternoon MoJoe: Ambitious, Low-Income Kids Get Lift From Education Nonprofit
Times of Trenton: After Losing Home in Fire Last Year, Trenton Central HS Student Perseveres to Become Valedictorian
NJToday: NJ SEEDS Program Nurtures College Dreams for Inner-City Students
WABC-TV: NJ SEEDS Graduation
WBGO-FM: Setting the Right Course for College
NJ Biz: Guest List for May 27
Star-Ledger: Around the Towns: Orange
Bergen.com: NJ SEEDS Holds 2nd Annual Leading Change Benefit
Trentonian: SEEDS Program Helps Kids Achieve Their Academic Goals
Hobart & William Smith Colleges’ Pulteney Street Survey: Opening Doors Through SEEDS
Huffington Post Impact: 10 Tips for Adjusting to New Surroundings
Summit Patch: SHS Students Form SEEDS Club to Work with Low-Income, High-Achieving Students
Education.com: Beyond Tuition: Hidden Costs of Private School
Huffington Post Impact: Hiring Good Teachers
Right on Time: The ALC Blog (by the SSATB): Diversity as an Economic Challenge
New Jersey Counselor (an ASCA newsletter): The Unique Needs of Low-Income Students
Sobel & Co., LLC News: Nonprofit Spotlight on New Jersey SEEDS
20 Reasons to Celebrate SEEDS’ 20th Anniversary
2012
Delbarton Today: SEEDS at 20: A Graduate Gives Back
Mutual of America Community Partnership Award: 2006 National Award-Winning Program Update
Huffington Post Education: Why Social Courage Should Be Taught in the Classroom
Stanford Social Innovation Review: The Tao of Doing Good
Examiner.com: New Jersey SEEDS Program Shows Students Their Potential
Listen Give Live: SEEDS’ Marcy Lopez Discusses Youth/Education and Entrepreneurship
Huffington Post Education: The Cheating Epidemic: How School Climates Affect Student Choices
Bergen.com Social Scene: NJ SEEDS Holds Fifth Annual Casino Night
Keeping Pace with Kent Place: Kent Place Celebrates 20 Years with NJ SEEDS
(201) Family Magazine: Parent-Teacher Conference
Independent School Magazine: Rethinking the “Diverse” Curriculum
The Pingry Review: Pingry is Honored by New Jersey SEEDS
Huffington Post Impact: The “Grit” Factor
Independent Press: New Jersey SEEDS Adds Four to Board of Trustees
The Lawrenceville School: A Homecoming of a Different King for William Stone ’08
Huffington Post Education: Can Students Love School? Yes, If Schools Love Students
Bergen.com Social Scene: Bleakley, Schwartz, Cooney & Finney, L.L.C. Holds Benefit for NJ SEEDS at Mountain Ridge Country Club
Caldwells Patch: NJ SEEDS Raises $125,000 at Annual Golf & Tennis Classic
Montclair Patch: Students Graduate from SEEDS Scholars Programs
PALLIUM, The Magazine of Canterbury School: Planting SEEDS of Success
Delbarton School: Planting (and Feeding) SEEDS at Delbarton
Huffington Post Education: What Makes a Great Teacher?
Science Looks Good: My Chalkboard Erases Your Computer
Huffington Post Education: What We Can Learn From Two Great American Teachers
New Jersey Jewish News: B’nei Mitzva Plant Academic Success
Park Place: Social Events and Fund Raisers in NJ
Dwight-Englewood School’s Spring 2012 D-E Today: Changing Lives to Change the World
Peddie School’s Spring 2012 The Chronicle: NJ SEEDS Has Strong Peddie Roots
Schools.com: Countdown to the SAT: Expert Tips for Test Day Success
New Jersey Law Journal: Cross-Examination: Teaching Advocacy on the Weekends
2011
Newark Patch: After a Trying Year, a Merry Christmas
Educational Changes: A Letter from SEEDS’ Director of Education