Your donation to the Frank Newman Leadership Fund helps students who exercise leadership, excel academically, have financial need, and are committed to public service. Award recipients receive a scholarship and essential guidance from campus staff and college presidents in attaining their educational and public service goals. Learn more about Frank Newman.

   

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The fund supports The Newman Award, which recognizes exceptional students who have shown potential for civic leadership through community service and scholastic achievement.

In honor of Frank Newman (1927-2004)

The most important thing an institution does is not to prepare a student for a career, but for a life as a citizen.
Frank Newman

Frank remarked about civic life, “This is not a sprint, this is a marathon.” Frank Newman worked throughout his career to promote educational opportunity and to strengthen education for active and effective citizenship. The Frank Newman Leadership Fund continues Frank’s legacy by helping to advance the civic mission of American higher education.

Your generous contribution to the fund provides scholarships for students with demonstrated financial need who have made significant civic contributions to their campuses and communities. Students are selected each year with cooperation from each Campus Compact office and member schools. Learn about the selection process.

Leadership for responsible citizenship

Frank’s accomplishments — the agendas he set, the organizations he founded and revitalized — comprise only part of his legacy. Frank turned problems into opportunities, projects into exhilarating expeditions, and organizations into enterprises in the nation’s service. He exemplified what a life dedicated to responsible citizenship can entail.

Through this award, we seek to support students who strive to make a positive impact on the world in a similar way.

Contribute to the Fund

Your contribution creates tomorrow’s leaders. All contributions are tax-deductible. Checks and credit cards welcome.

Send your donation to:

The Frank Newman Leadership Fund
c/o Campus Compact
45 Temple Place
Boston, MA  02111

Questions? Contact Campus Compact by e-mail or telephone at (617) 357-1881.

Frank Newman was an extraordinary speaker, with the capacity to speak several very different languages. He could translate academic issues to make them comprehensible to policy makers, and effectively communicate the concerns of business, government, the news media, and the public to the academy’¦ Beyond all of that, Frank was a charming gentleman. When he walked into my office, everyone on the staff smiled.
Arthur Levine, President, Teachers College, Columbia University

See also: In Memoriam: Frank Newman

See also: About Frank Newman