Educating Young Americans for Citizenship is Our Schools’ Top Job
Chester E. Finn, Jr. , Distinguished Senior Fellow, The Fordham Institute Excerpt cross posted with permission from The Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Citizens & Scholars is proud to publish a series of diverse perspectives on citizen engagement and democracy from our network of Fellows and partners. We sometimes err by thinking that the way schools prepare students for […]
How to Get Funding
Since our founding in 1945, Citizens & Scholars has supported over 27,000 visionary thinkers, scholars, and teachers in our Fellow community. These Fellows apply to our various Fellowship programs before being selected. So, after 75 years, the Citizens & Scholars team has read a lot of applications. Whether you’re a doctoral candidate, faculty member, young leader, or other […]
How Democracies Revive
Lee Drutman , C&S Fellow, Brewer 2020 Excerpt cross-posted with permission from the Niskanen Center. American constitutional democracy has always depended on citizens who understand its premise and promise, who seek out diverse perspectives and ideas, respect each other’s differences, and believe in a common future. In this series, Citizens & Scholars is proud to publish diverse perspectives […]
Civic Learning Round-Up: Summer
In this series, Citizens & Scholars compiles the best recent articles, reports, and research from around the civic learning field. Stay up-to-date on the latest news, trends, and developments in efforts to build effective citizens. New Report: CIRCLE’s Growing Voters A new report from the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) offers a framework for […]
Summer of Impact: Young People Drive Civic Change Over Summer Break
MN Bridgemakers “What did you do during summer break?” For youth leaders in communities across the country, the answer would be “changed my community for good.” From influencing bipartisan bills to hosting rallies to advocating for veterans, Gen Z is creating fundamental civic change to strengthen our democracy for the long haul. This drive for […]
What MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech Says About Hope in Democracy
This week marks nearly 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The historic speech imagines a future America with freedom and equality for all. But the true expression of hope, notes C&S Fellow Dr. Lerone A. Martin ‘17, came long […]
Grounding Research and Change in the Community
C&S Fellow Forrest Stuart on collaborative research design to understand and improve communities Growing up as a kid in 1990s San Bernardino, Forrest Stuart, a 2015 Career Enhancement Fellow, saw for himself the way policing and poverty affected his community. As an undergraduate at UC Santa Cruz in the early 2000s, Dr. Stuart began attending small […]
C&S Civic Spring Fellows: Gaining Hands-On Civic Knowledge While Improving Communities
2022 Civic Spring Fellows Named 2022 Civic Spring: Arizona Fellows Checkmate Dementia. Citizens & Scholars is proud to announce the 2022 Civic Spring Fellows—young people or members of youth-centered organizations who are working on projects that address a local community need. Fellows work in communities across the country while building skills to continue engaging and driving […]
How Gender Intersects with Politics
The Women’s Studies Fellowship Women’s Studies Fellows Dr. Susan Carroll ’76 (left) and Dr. Kelly Dittmar ’10 (right) Established in 1974, the Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies continues to provide a career boost to Ph.D. candidates whose work focuses on women and gender. Awarded to nearly 600 budding humanities and social sciences scholars since 1974, the Fellowship […]
Making Democracy Work
When most people think about democracy in America, their back of the envelope understanding is usually right. But, according to C&S Fellow Dr. Andrew Perrin ’00—recipient of the Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowship—the focus is often times misplaced. “People worry too much about the kind of mechanics or the technical aspects of democracy—what’s the voting age, how […]