Press Releases
Lowell Milken Institute at UCLA Law Launches New Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits
Sep 06, 2021UCLA Law's new Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits builds on the vision of LMI founder and UCLA Law alumnus Lowell Milken ’73, who has utilized his own legal background to inform his work as both a businessman and a philanthropist.
Lowell Milken Family Foundation Provides $1.2 Million Gift for Mental Health Education, Support and Advocacy Efforts
Aug 19, 2021Lowell Milken Family Foundation gift to NAMI West LA is the largest in the nonprofit’s history.
Awards Announced in the 2021 Lowell Milken Center ArtEffect Unsung Heroes Art Competition
Jun 04, 2021The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes (LMC) has announced 11 winners of the 6th annual ArtEffect Project, an international art competition that challenges middle and high school students to honor unsung heroes through art.
Lowell Milken Announces 2021 Recipient of $50,000 NIET Founder's Award
Mar 04, 2021Douglas MacArthur Elementary in Perry Township Receives $50,000 NIET Founder's Award
Milken Archive of Jewish Music Releases Album By Composer Bruce Adolphe
Feb 04, 2021Milken Archive of Jewish Music: The American Experience is releasing its first new album since 2015
Announcing the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at UCLA
Dec 03, 2020UCLA has opened North America’s first permanent academic home for the study of music of American Jewish experience.
2020 Lowell Milken-PCF Young Investigator Award Announced
Dec 16, 2020The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced the Class of 2020 Young Investigator Award recipients totaling $6 million in funding for innovative prostate cancer research.
NIET 2020 District Award of Excellence Announced
Nov 10, 2020NIET Chairman and Founder Lowell Milken and CEO Dr. Candice McQueen surprised Somerset ISD in Texas with the NIET District Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness.
2020 Discovery Award Prizes Announced by Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes
Sep 16, 2020Washburn Rural Middle School student Allison Reed just learned via Zoom that she is the $6,000 Grand Prize winner of the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes’ annual Discovery Award competition.
Lowell Milken Announces Duplessis Primary as 2020 Founder's Award Recipient
May 19, 2020The Ascension Parish school was honored with a $50,000 prize for making educational excellence the framework for student success
Winners Announced in 2020 Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs
Apr 24, 20202020 Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs Awards $100,000 for Student Innovation
2020 LMI Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs Finalists Announced
Apr 13, 2020The $100,000 Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs is a team business plan competition designed to recognize student innovation and support the real-world launch of promising new business ventures.
AZ Principal Omar Duron Surprised with Milken Educator Award
Jan 17, 2020Milken Educator Awards Founder Lowell Milken and Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman surprised Southwest Junior High Principal Omar Duron with a Milken Educator Award.
Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes 2019 Discovery Awards Announced
Sep 17, 2019New York middle school student, Michelle Dong, has won the $6,000 Grand Prize in the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes’ 2019 Discovery Award competition.
2019 Lowell Milken Institute Sandler Prize Winner Announced
Apr 19, 2019A student-run startup that addresses the costly and common habit of teeth grinding and another that uses artificial intelligence to assist corporate human resources managers in evaluating employees were the big winners of the $100,000 Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs.
HMCT Exhibition: Abram Games
May 01, 2019The Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography (HMCT) presents Artful Impact: The Posters of Abram Games. This comprehensive collection, on exhibit in the United States for the first time, will open with a reception on Saturday, May 18 from 4–6 PM in the South Campus Gallery.
NIET announces Lowell Milken Founder's Award Recipient
Mar 22, 2019Wildflower School in Goodyear, Arizona, is the recipient of the 2019 NIET Founder's Award.
2019 ArtEffect Project Winners Announced by Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes
Apr 15, 2019n its fourth annual ArtEffect Project competition, the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes (LMC) has awarded five students with cash prizes totaling $15,500 for their artwork lauding individuals who have made a significant impact in history.
2019 Lowell Milken Founder's Award Finalists Announced
Mar 08, 2019The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) today announced that five schools across the country have been selected as 2019 NIET Founder's Award finalists.
Dr. Candice McQueen Announced as New CEO of National Institute for Excellence in Teaching
Nov 15, 2018Lowell Milken, chairman and founder of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET), announced today that Dr. Candice McQueen has been selected to serve as the organization’s new CEO
Lowell Milken Presents First-Ever National Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness
Oct 11, 2018Lowell Milken honored Perry Township Schools in Indiana with NIET's first-ever National Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness, including a $50,000 cash prize.
2018 Lowell Milken Center Discovery Award Winners Announced
Oct 20, 2018Minnesota high school students Aiko Mattie and Emma McCarthy have won the $7,500 grand prize in the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes’ 2018 Discovery Award competition. This international student competition honors creative research projects that uncover the stories of positive role models, or Unsung Heroes, whose impact on history remains largely unknown.
2018 Lowell Milken Institute Sandler Prize Awarded to Carbon Capture Start-Up
Apr 12, 2018Student Start-Up for Carbon-Capture Tech Wins Big in $100,000 Business Competition.
West Goshen Elementary School in Goshen, Indiana, Receives 2018 TAP Founder's Award and $50,000
Mar 24, 2018The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching's top honor, The TAP Founder's Award, created by Lowell Milken, recognizes West Goshen's efforts to advance educator effectiveness and student learning.
2018 TAP Founder's Award Finalists
Mar 24, 2018The TAP Founder's Award is funded by the Lowell Milken Family Foundation, and the prize is to be used toward efforts to improve instruction and academic achievement.
Lowell Milken Presents First Milken Educator Award of the 2017-18 Season to Alexis King
Oct 11, 2017Lowell Milken surprised English Department chair and AVID instructor Alexis King with the first Milken Educator Award of the 2017-2018 season.
Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes' 2017 Discovery Award Announced
Sep 15, 2017Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes' 2017 Discovery Award Winners Announced
ArtCenter College of Design Announces Gift to Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography
Jun 05, 2017The Lowell Milken Family Foundation has donated an additional $2 million to the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography.
Winning Teams of 2017 Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs Announced
Apr 19, 2017Tags: Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy at UCLA
Team Mechanodontics takes home top prize at Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs final competition.
UCLA Announces Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music
Apr 06, 2017UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music has received a $1.5 million gift from the Lowell Milken Family Foundation to establish the Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music.
Lowell Milken Named 2017 James Bryant Conant Award Recipient
Mar 25, 2017The Education Commission of the States has given Lowell Milken this years's James Bryant Conant Award, one of education’s most prestigious honors.
G.W. Carver Primary School Named 2017 TAP Founder's Award Recipient
Mar 25, 2017Tags: 2017 TAP Conference
The TAP Founder's award, created by Lowell Milken, recognizes Carver Primary School's efforts to advance educator effectiveness and student learning
2017 TAP Founder's Award Finalists Announced
Mar 03, 2017Tags: NIET
Funded by the Lowell Milken Family Foundation, the TAP Founder’s Award Finalists for this year's $50,000 award...
30th Anniversary Year of Milken Educator Awards Continues in Arizona and Colorado
Feb 16, 2017February 16th, 2017 - This week Lowell Milken traveled to Rim Rock Elementary in Fruita, Colorado, and Rogers Ranch School in Laveen, Arizona, where he honored exceptional educators in front of their students and colleagues in surprise assemblies.
Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography Establishes New Award
Jan 31, 2017The Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography announces the Ruth Sackner Award for Typography and Language.
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching Receives Federal TIF Grant
Sep 30, 2016The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) has received a $49 million, five-year federal Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) grant.
LMI Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs Awarded to Innovative Medical Device Startup
Apr 13, 2016Tags: pasCARE, UCLA School of Law, Sandler Prize
The Lowell Milken Institute Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs was awards to pasCARE, an innovative medical device startup.
Lowell Milken Awarded Honorary Doctorate by Chapman University
May 23, 2015Lowell Milken accepted an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Chapman University on Saturday, May 23, during commencement ceremonies at the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics.
2016 TAP Founder's Award Finalists Announced
Mar 18, 2016The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) today announced six finalists for the prestigious TAP Founder's Award.
Pecan Grove Primary School Receives TAP Founder's Award
Mar 14, 2015Pecan Grove Primary School in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, Receives $50,000 TAP Founder's Award from Lowell Milken.
Art Center College Announces new Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography
Dec 01, 2014The new Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography established to reinforce the value of letterform knowledge in contemporary visual culture.
Expansion of Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes Welcomed by Community
Sep 16, 2014Tags: Lowell Milken Center
Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes moves ahead with plans to construct a new 6,000 square foot exhibit hall.
LMI-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs
Jun 25, 2014The Lowell Milken Family Foundation and the Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation announce the creation of the Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize
2014 Lowell Milken TAP Founder's Award Announced
Mar 08, 2014Tags: TAP, NIET
Carter High School in Knox County Schools, Tennessee, received the 2014 Lowell Milken TAP Founder’s Award at this year’s National TAP Conference.
2013 California “Oscar of Teaching” Presented to Teacher Jennifer Smith
Nov 20, 2013November 20th, 2013 - At Pioneer Middle School, teacher Jennifer Smith was surprised with a $25,000 Milken Educator Award.
Colorado Teacher Jose Martinez Presented with 2013 Milken Educator Award
Nov 12, 2013Tags: Milken Educator Awards
On November 12, 2013, Colorado Commissioner of Education Robert Hammond joined Milken Family Foundation Chairman and Co-founder Lowell Milken at Bear Creek High School for a very special surprise assembly.
Joplin High School Teacher Tobin Schultz Surprised with $25,000 Milken Educator Award
Oct 18, 2013Today’s afternoon school assembly was anything but ordinary when Milken Family Foundation Chairman and Co-Founder
Lowell Milken Center Annouces 2013 Discovery Award Winners
Oct 11, 2013Tags: Lowell Milken Center
Prince George High School teacher and students receive $10,000 grand prize from the Lowell Milken Center for “We Are Newspapermen: The Man Who Refused to Run.”
NIET Awarded Multimillion Dollar SEED Grants
Sep 19, 2013Tags: National Institute for Excellence in Teaching
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET), in partnership with Texas Tech University and Arizona State University, two multimillion dollar Supporting Effective Educators Development (SEED) grants.
Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy names Joel Feuer Executive Director
Aug 16, 2013Tags: UCLA School of Law, Joel Feuer, Lowell Milken, Education
Joel A. Feuer, a partner at Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher LLP since 1989, has been named Executive Director of the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy.
Schools and Districts Earn Surprise Honors at 13th National TAP Conference
Mar 10, 2013The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) today surprised two districts and six schools with recognition awards for their commitment to TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement.
Lowell Milken presents TAP Founder's Award to North DeSoto Middle School at 13th Annual National TAP Conference
Mar 09, 2013Tags: TAP System
Prestigious honor created by Lowell Milken recognizes North DeSoto middle school for distinction in TAP system implementation.
Lowell Milken Center Names 2013 Fellow Marzanna Pogorzelska
Nov 05, 2012Tags: Lowell Milken Center
The Lowell Milken Center of Fort Scott, Kansas has awarded the first 2013 Lowell Milken Center Fellowship to Marzanna Pogorzelska of Kedzierzyn-Kozle, Poland.
Kansas Senator Pat Roberts Recognizes Lowell Milken Center
Sep 19, 2012Tags: Lowell Milken Center
U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts praises the efforts of the Lowell Milken Center.
Stanislav Dolgopolov Selected as Inaugural Recipient of the Lowell Milken Institute Law Teaching Fellowship
Jul 26, 2012Tags: Lowell Milken Institute, UCLA School of Law
Milken Family Foundation and University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education Select 2012 Education Business Plan Competition Winners
Jun 20, 2012Tags: Milken Family Foundation, Education, Business
The University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE) and the Milken Family Foundation have announced the winners of the 2012 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition.
Lowell Milken Center's Writing Specialist Ashley Cook Honored
May 25, 2012Tags: Lowell Milken Center
The graduate school and the English department of Pittsburgh State University has honored Lowell Milken Center writing specialist Ashley Cook with an excellence in teaching award. The award is given to exceptional graduate teaching assistants and is based on student evaluations and supervisor recommendations.
Andrew M. Kaufman named head of UCLA's Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy
Apr 03, 2012Tags: Lowell Milken Institute, UCLA School of Law
Professor at Vanderbilt University Law School and formerly a senior transactional partner and now "of counsel" in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Andrew M. Kaufman has been appointed executive director of the Lowell Milken Institute.
Two Surprise TAP Recognition Awards Presented at 2012 TAP Conference
Mar 10, 2012Tags: TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement, 2012 TAP Conference
Two surprise TAP Recognition Awards were presented to honor organizations and schools for their commitment to TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement. The TAP Award of Distinction honors organizations.
West Goshen Elementary School Surprised with TAP School of Promise Award
Mar 10, 2012Tags: TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement, 2012 TAP Conference
Leaders from West Goshen Elementary School in Goshen, Indiana, were surprised with the TAP School of Promise Award, which comes with a financial prize of $5,000. The award honors a school for demonstrated efforts while in the early stages of implementing TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement.
Aikin Elementary School Surprised with TAP School of Promise Award
Mar 10, 2012Tags: TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement, 2012 TAP Conference
Leaders from Aikin Elementary School in New Caney, Texas, were surprised with the TAP School of Promise Award, which comes with a financial prize of $5,000. The award honors a school for demonstrated efforts while in the early stages of implementing TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement.
Carter Middle School Surprised with TAP School of Promise Award
Mar 10, 2012Tags: TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement
Leaders from Carter Middle School in Knox County Schools, Tennessee, were surprised with the TAP School of Promise Award, which comes with a financial prize of $5,000. The award honors a school for demonstrated efforts while in the early stages of implementing TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement.
Judkins Middle School Surprised with TAP School of Promise Award
Mar 10, 2012Tags: TAP: The System for Teachers and Student Advancement
Leaders from Judkins Middle School in Pismo Beach, California, were surprised with the TAP School of Promise Award, which comes with a financial prize of $5,000. The award honors a school for demonstrated efforts while in the early stages of implementing TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement.
Lincoln Consolidated School District Surprised with the TAP Award of Distinction
Mar 09, 2012Tags: TAP: The System of Teacher and Student Advancement, 2012 TAP Conference
Leaders of the Lincoln Consolidated School District in Arkansas were surprised with the TAP Award of Distinction, which honors an organization for its dedication and commitment to TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement.
Laurens County School District 56 Surprised with TAP Award of Distinction
Mar 09, 2012Tags: TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement, 2012 TAP Conference
Leaders of the Laurens County School District 56 in South Carolina were surprised with the TAP Award of Distinction, which honors an organization for its dedication and commitment to TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement.
Lancaster Independent School District Surprised with the TAP Award of Distinction
Mar 09, 2012Tags: TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement, 2012 TAP Conference
Lancaster Independent School District, located southeast of Dallas, Texas, were surprised with the TAP Award of Distinction, which honors an organization for its dedication and commitment to TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement.
DeSoto Parish School System Receives TAP Award of Distinction
Mar 09, 2012Tags: TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement, 2012 TAP Conference
DeSotot Parish School System is one of four organizations in the U.S. to receive surprise recognition for commitment to TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement
Whale Branch Middle School Recieves $50,000 Award at 2012 TAP Conference
Mar 15, 2012Tags: Lowell Milken, TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement, Education reform, TAP Founder's Award
Lowell Milken, founder of TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement, today surprised leaders from Whale Branch Middle School in Beaufort County, South Carolina, with the prestigious TAP Founder's Award—which includes a $50,000 prize—before more than 1,000 educators and policy leaders at the 12th National TAP Conference: Building a System of Teacher Leaders.
Terence Friedlander Honored With 2012 Lowell Milken Young Investigator Award
Mar 15, 2012Tags: Lowell Milken, Prostate Cancer Foundation, PCF.org
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) recently announced the 2012 Lowell Milken Young Investigator Award given to Terence Friedlander.
Lowell Milken Institute at UCLA School of Law Now Accepting Teaching Fellowship Applications
Mar 15, 2012Tags: Lowell Milken Institute, UCLA School of Law, Teaching
The Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law is now accepting applications for the Lowell Milken Institute Law Teaching Fellowship.
Lowell Milken and Milken Family Foundation Announce 2011 Milken Education Awards Notifications Season
Mar 15, 2012Tags: Lowell Milken, Milken Education Awards, Education Reform
Schools across the nation will soon be visited by the Milken Family Foundation, which will present exemplary teachers with the surprise of a lifetime when they are honored with a $25,000 Milken Educator Award, one of education’s most prestigious and lucrative recognitions.
UCLA School of Law Receives Transformative $10 Million Gift
Mar 15, 2012Tags: Lowell Milken, UCLA School of Law, Lowell Milken Institute
The gift, the largest in the school's history, establishes the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy and serves as the capstone of the school's $100 million endowment campaign.
Milken Family Foundation to Receive Excellence in Education Award
Mar 15, 2012Tags: Education, Lowell Milken, Award, MFF, Milken Family Foundation
Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education (KDP), announces its selection of the Milken Family Foundation (MFF) as the first recipient of its International Award for Excellence in Education. The Foundation is being recognized for its sustained commitment to honoring and supporting our nation’s educators.
The Milken Educator Awards Celebrates 30 Years of Teaching Excellence
Oct 05, 2016Called the ‘Oscars of Teaching,’ the Milken Educator Awards is the oldest teacher recognition program of its kind in the Nation, and has given $68 million in awards.
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