06.13.2019 —
In 1881, Naphtali ben Yakov Pritzker arrived in Chicago, a 10-year-old penniless Jewish immigrant from Ukraine. Nicholas, as he later was known, taught himself English, worked his way through law…
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Norwich University Receives $269k from TAWANI Foundation for Student Life Programs, Service Abroad
05.28.2019 —
Norwich University will receive $269,000 from the TAWANI Foundation for the Student Life Fund, the Annual Fund, the Sullivan Museum and History Center, with the bulk going towards the Norwich…
Why should I support a political party that is marginalizing me out of existence?
01.10.2019 —
To me, restrictions on transgender military service are personal. I am a transgender woman. Before my transition, I served as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army. I am proud…
What the administration’s shifting arguments against transgender military service reveal
12.24.2018 —
There’s a new twist in the Trump administration’s effort to stop transgender Americans from serving in the military. In a Dec. 10 hearing before the D.C. Court of Appeals, a Justice Department…
Statement from University of Minnesota President on issues related to transgender and nonbinary rights
11.26.2018 —
Across the country, institutions of higher education are responding to proposed changes in the federal definition of gender under Title IX. If implemented, gender would be defined as male or…
Voters overwhelmingly support Question 3 on transgender rights
11.08.2018 —
Massachusetts voters resoundingly reaffirmed the rights of transgender people Tuesday, voting by a 2-1 ratio to uphold the 2016 state law that bars discrimination against them in such public places…
Col. Jennifer Pritzker and TAWANI Foundation Win WPATH Philanthropy Award
11.06.2018 —
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) recognized Col. Jennifer Pritzker and the TAWANI Foundation with a Philanthropy Award for their longstanding support of WPATH and of the work required to…
Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Illinois Bicentennial Office announce ‘Honor 200′ Recipients
10.26.2018 —
The recipients of the Bicentennial HONOR 200 have been announced. The award honors the work of 200 veterans who continue to make extraordinary contributions to the people of Illinois. Among…
Trump Administration’s Latest Attack Betrays Honorably Serving Transgender Troops
10.23.2018 —
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Following reports the Trump administration plans to define the word “sex” as biologically immutable in order to dismantle legal protections for transgender Americans, Palm Center Director Aaron Belkin issued the…
Jennifer Pritzker to Donate $10 Million to Loyola
05.10.2018 —
Billionaire Chicago philanthropist and real estate developer Jennifer Pritzker and her foundation plan to give $10 million to Loyola University Chicago in honor of her mother, Audrey Ratner. Loyola plans to…