Themes from Civic Learning Week
Citizens & Scholars President Raj Vinnakota, right, and Sean Healy, Senior Director of State Policy and Advocacy at CivXNow, on stage during the Civic Learning Week Opening Forum at the National Archives in Washington, DC. I was recently in D.C. to offer the closing remarks at the Opening Forum of Civic Learning Week. The event, held […]
Preamble: Condoleezza Rice
In this urgent moment for the nation, we can strengthen democracy—together. In Preamble, Citizens & Scholars president Raj Vinnakota sits down for 15-minute conversations with diverse thought leaders—across traditional divides—on the new ideas shaping a more perfect Union. Here, Raj is in conversation with Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Director of the Hoover Institution. Below is an […]
Preamble: Roslyn Clark Artis & Jonathan Holloway
In this urgent moment for the nation, we can strengthen democracy—together. In Preamble, Citizens & Scholars president Raj Vinnakota sits down for 15-minute conversations with diverse thought leaders—across traditional divides—on the new ideas shaping a more perfect Union. Here, Raj sits down with two college presidents: Roslyn Clark Artis, President of Benedict College in South […]
Preamble: Jason Grumet
In this urgent moment for the nation, we can strengthen democracy—together. In Preamble, Citizens & Scholars president Raj Vinnakota sits down for 15-minute conversations with diverse thought leaders—across traditional divides—on the new ideas shaping a more perfect Union. Here, Raj sits down with Jason Grumet, co-founder and former president of the Bipartisan Policy Center and […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows Provide 55 Years of Leadership
Clockwise from top left: Justice Robert D. Rucker MLK ’74; an archival WW photo of Douglas B. Sumner, MLK Program Director 1973-1975, and Calrence Williams MLK ’73; and Dr. James E. Savage MLK ’68. Established in 1968, the Martin Luther King Jr. Fellowships offered Black veterans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the […]
The Architecture of Citizenship
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington, DC. The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington, DC, sits just off the National Mall. Sited along the Path of Leadership—between memorials to Presidents Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Jefferson—the 30-foot-tall luminous granite relief looks toward the horizon over the Potomac Tidal Basin. Once in the park, many visitors stop to take photos. […]
Fellowship a “Cornerstone” of Career Engaging Others
C&S Fellow Crawford Carpenter is always looking for ways to improve. When he was young, he focused his energy on sports and school. He attended undergraduate school at the University of Wisconsin on an Athletic Scholarship in track. His mother, who graduated from Loyola University in Chicago in 1936, set a strong example for the […]
The Changing Narrative of Postsecondary CTE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVt6c72CB34 What’s the Story? The Institute for Citizens & Scholars and the ECMC Foundation brought together journalists covering a range of education issues to explore how students, institutions, and businesses are thinking about postsecondary education during a CTE Month webinar. See the event recording. In the wake of the pandemic, as the needs of the labor market shift […]
New Report on Civic Measurement Launched by Citizens & Scholars
Rajiv Vinnakota , President Questions surrounding the strength of our democracy dominate today’s headlines. Americans across every spectrum—ideological, political, racial, geographical, generational, cultural, you name it—express concern about our country’s trajectory. Unlike previous periods where economics, foreign policy, or education might have been the focus of common attention, today the shape and future of our nation’s very fabric […]
New Class of Gen-Zers Named as Civic Spring Fellows
33 Young People Address Local Need Gen Z is the most diverse generation in history, growing up with greater awareness and acceptance of differences than previous generations. They embody a spirit that change is possible. They’re not just the leaders of tomorrow; they are driving positive change now on urgent issues affecting us all, from […]