This is a picture from the New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Black-Tie Gala in 2008. Philanthropist Connie Milstein and Abby Elbaum smile for the camera at this fundraising event for emergency medicine departments

In February, the US Department of Agriculture provided the Humpty Dumpty Institute (HDI) with $4.1 million by giving them the Dole-McGovern Food for Education Grant. The Dole-McGovern program supports education, child development and food security in low-income countries. It provides financial and technical assistance, as well as agricultural products in order to aid child nutrition.

HDI is an organization which works to find solutions to humanitarian problems around the world. Its current goals are to eliminate mines and other UXOs (unexploded ordinances) around the world, as well as to ease domestic and international hunger issues. Connie Milstein is a co-founder of HDI.

The grant provided $3.2 million in cash, as well as $900,000 which covered the transportation cost of 910 tons of beans, canned salmon, corn-soy blend, milled rice and vegetable oil with hopes to feed approximately 19,000 children daily.

NYU is set to have a 12^th location as part of its semester long study abroad program. Thanks to the generous $10 million contribution from Connie Milstein, they will soon begin construction on the 75,000 square foot building to be located at northwest L Street.  This new location will join cities such as London, Shanghai and Tel Aviv in offering an exceptional study abroad experience for students from NYU.

As Connie Milstein explains, “For me, the idea of higher education is non-negotiable. The better educated our children are, the greater our opportunities we have to achieve peace in our world.”

This new location will be for students who are interested in journalism, political science and American history, and it will include lecture halls, seminar rooms and dormitories.  Students will also enjoy internships with government offices and nongovernmental organizations.