Barbara Tober to be Honored at "8 Over 80" Gala

The National Institute of Social Sciences congratulates trustee Barbara Tober and her husband, Donald, who will be honored for their philanthropy by the New Jewish Home at the fourth annual “Eight Over 80” benefit. The gala, which celebrates “the creativity and significance of the over-80 generation,” will be held on Tuesday, April 4, at the Mandarin Oriental in Manhattan.

Newman, Ottinger, and Putnam to Receive 2016 Gold Medals

The National Institute of Social Sciences is honored to announce that Judge Pauline Newman for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, retired U.S. Representative Richard L. Ottinger, and Harvard University professor Robert D. Putnam will receive the Institute's Gold Honor Medals for 2016 at a private ceremony on November 15 in New York City.