In January, President Havidán Rodríguez announced a $1 million gift from area philanthropists Chet and Karen Opalka to establish The Opalka Endowed Directorship of the New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany. The endowment will provide perpetual support for the Writers Institute’s leadership and its creative programming, while ensuring the organization’s future as one of the preeminent literary presenting organizations in the United States.
In January, President Havidán Rodríguez announced a $1 million gift from area philanthropists Chet and Karen Opalka to establish The Opalka Endowed Directorship of the New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany. The endowment will provide perpetual support for the Writers Institute’s leadership and its creative programming, while ensuring the organization’s future as one of the preeminent literary presenting organizations in the United States.
