Jalen Rose Leadership Academy – “Building Leaders”
September 19, 2011 | Jalen Rose Leadership Academy Latest News
Education Entrepreneur: Jalen Rose
| Jalen Rose Leadership Academy Latest News
After a successful professional basketball career, Jalen Rose is setting his sights on becoming an education entrepreneur. In 2011, the former University of Michigan basketball standout and Detroit native opened a brand new charter school — the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy. Expectations are high here, but Rose says he’s committed to giving these high school students an opportunity to succeed.
Jalen Rose Endowed Scholarship – University of Michigan
September 2, 2011 | Latest News Philanthropy Press
Congratulations to JASMINE DENNIS, the 2011 Jalen Rose Endowed Scholarship recipient at the University of Michigan! Jasmine was born in Detroit where she attended St. Scholastica Elementary School for Kindergarten through eighth grade. She is a recent graduate of Cass Technical High School and was one of four valedictorians. She enjoys playing sports, especially basketball, as well as listening to and creating music. She recently began her studies at U of M in Ann Arbor and plans on majoring in bioengineering and then going on to medical school to become an infectious disease specialist. She enjoys learning about the human body and math and science are her favorite classes. She has always been interested in how things work and medicine, so bioengineering really appealed to her!
In 2004, Jalen Rose gave a gift to the University of Michigan to endow a scholarship for an incoming freshman. The scholarship is available to a first-year student with special consideration for students who come from the state of Michigan and reside in the inner-city. The $10,000 scholarship completely covers the cost of in-state tuition as well as provides support for additional …