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Mark Zuckerberg's Wife Priscilla Chan's Tuition-Free School To Shutdown, $50 Million Support Pledged For Transition
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - 5:28am | 404The Primary School, a tuition-free private institution co-founded by Priscilla Chan, wife of Meta Platforms Inc. founder Mark Zuckerberg, will shut down after the 2025-2026 school year, the organization announced. What Happened: Founded in 2016, the school aimed to integrate healthcare, education,...
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Science Takes Center Stage At CZI As Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Alter Philanthropic Course
Thursday, January 11, 2024 - 9:39am | 538In a significant change of direction for Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg's charitable organization, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), science is now at the center of its initiatives, moving away from its earlier focus areas. What Happened: CZI is transitioning to become a “science-...
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Meta's 'Year of Efficiency' Impact: Layoffs Extend To Charitable Organization
Saturday, August 12, 2023 - 4:38pm | 357Mark Zuckerberg's ongoing "year of efficiency" campaign at Meta (NASDAQ: META), which has led to substantial cost reductions and workforce reductions, appears to have also influenced his philanthropic endeavor with his wife, Priscilla Chan. The ...
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The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Just Invested $24 Million In This African Startup Company
Friday, June 17, 2016 - 2:23pm | 315Andela is a two-year-old company that offers the people of Africa the opportunity to learn how to develop software. According to the company's own website, it selects the top 1 percent of tech talent from the African continent and then shapes them into "world-class technical leaders" before being...
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The Chan-Zuckerberg Facebook Initiative: What Is This $45 Billion For?
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 9:08am | 418The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was launched by Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan. The Initiative seeks to "advance human potential and promote equality." The Initiative hopes to solve some of the greatest challenges...