Institute Celebrates 20th Anniversary of the Kennedy Fellows Program
The 20th anniversary of the Kennedy Fellows program was celebrated on June 2, 2009 at Baruch College. The event was moderated by William Ebenstein, University Dean and Executive Director of the John F. Kennedy, Jr. Institute. Remarks were given by Caroline Kennedy; James P. Murphy, AHRC NYC Board of Directors and Former Chairman of the CUNY Board of Trustees; James Mulzet, Board of Directors of Reaching Up, Inc.; Jeffrey Sachs, President of Reaching Up, Inc; Lyda Clifton, Former Director of the Kennedy Fellows Program; and Osmin Sullivan-Hewitt, Current Director of the Kennedy Fellows Program. More than 200 people attended the event, including representatives from the Irish Kennedy Fellows program.

Ten New Irish Kennedy Fellows Selected for 2008
On September 10, 2008, John F. Kennedy, Jr. Institute staff partnered with the Irish SKILL Project colleagues to interview Kennedy Fellows in Dublin for the 2008-2010 academic years. The committee pictured here includes William Attley, Simonetta Ryan, Jack Kelly and Ann Judge from the Irish SKILL Project, along with Institute staff Osmin Sullivan-Hewitt, Erin Croke and Tenzing Gyatotsang. This replication of the New York model awarded the prestigious fellowship to ten individuals employed at Irish agencies serving people with disabilities. They will receive mentoring and tuition aid for two years as they pursue a degree in their respective academic field. The first group of six Irish Kennedy Fellows was selected in 2006.