Connie Milstein

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In December, Connie Milstein hosted a beautiful reception to recognize the scientific work of Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE), where she is on the Board of Directors. The event also honored Tammy Haddad as a Friend of the CURE.

The reception helped to raise awareness of the toll that epilepsy takes on those who have it and their families.  In addition, Connie Milstein announced at the reception, held at the Newseum, her generous gift of $500,000 to CURE. This money is being put into the Axelrod Milstein Challenge Grant which will be a two year program and will help to fuel the research needed to find a cure for epilepsy.

As Milstein explained that night in front of the hundreds of guests, “Susan works tirelessly to find a cure for epilepsy and seizure disorders. Like many families across the world, the Axelrods live with this disease every day, but their work, their strength, and their optimism give hope to so many, as they fight and live for a cure.”

The reception was attended by a large range of supporters and admirers from Wolf Blitzer and Howard Fineman to Betsy Fischer, Gloria Borger and Roger Simon.  Terry McAuliffe, Airzona Attorney General Terry Goddard, Bob Stevenson, Jane Oates and Rich Galen were all there as well.

As a trustee and alumnus of New York University, Connie Milstein has been involved in much of the innovative educational programming developed in the School of Arts and Science. For instance, freshmen participate in the Collegiate Seminar Program, launched by Connie Milstein in 2007. This program offers seminars for freshmen and provides mentors for the new students who will guide them throughout their years at NYU.

The Constance Milstein and Family Academic Center is a branch of NYU in Washington, D.C. Connie Milstein envisioned this center as the ‘home away from home’ for NYU students wishing to come in contact with the intellectual, political and cultural pulse of our nation’s capital.

NYU is continuously searching for ways to improve the education they offer and stimulate the students in their schools. With help and support from Connie Milstein, NYU continues to provide the excellent educational model for which they are so well admired.

Ford’s Theatre, where Connie Milstein sits on the Board of Trustees, is not only a place where great theater can be enjoyed by appreciative audiences; it is also a place where  visitors can participate in innovative activities to learn about history.

One of these activities is the “History on Foot” walking tours,  where an actor in costume leads visitors  through downtown Washington D.C., bringing the extraordinary times of the Civil War era to life.

Currently there are two choices of tours available to participants: “Investigation:Detective McDevitt” which probes into the Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy, trying to separate fact from fiction concerning the historical events of April 14 and 15, 1865; and “A Free Black Woman:Elizabeth Keckly” which introduces the visitors to Elizabeth, close confidante to Lincoln’s wife. In this “street theater” presentation participants learn about the Lincoln family and the help Elizabeth gave to former slaves as they learn to live as free people in the newly free city of Washington.

It is also possible to request privately led walking tours for individuals or groups, depending on availability.