What We Know—And Don’t Know—About Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lerone A. Martin , Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Stanford University C&S Fellow Lerone A. Martin ’07, recipient of the Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award, is the new faculty director of Stanford’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. In an article with Stanford, Dr. Martin talks about the deeper legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., […]
In Memory Of Haskell Rhett
The Institute for Citizens & Scholars mourns the passing of Haskell “Hack” Rhett, who served as the president of the organization (then known as the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation) from 1990 to 1998. Under his leadership, the Foundation sustained its longstanding commitment to higher education and its engagement at the intersection of K-12 and […]
C&S Fellow Leads Development Of Next-Gen NASA Observatory
On Christmas day 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope launched from French Guiana. Webb builds on the success of technology like the Hubble Telescope to peer into never before seen reaches of the galaxy. C&S Fellow John C. Mather ’68, recipient of the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, is a Senior Project Scientist on Webb. Citizens & Scholars spoke […]
Educating Youth to Be Effective Citizens – Interview with Soledad O’Brien
Citizens & Scholars president Raj Vinnakota speaks with Soledad O’Brien on the Matter of Fact Listening Tour about what it will take to develop a critical mass of youth who are effective, lifelong citizens. “A democracy is only stable and only thrives if it has an effective citizenry. If we don’t fix this problem, we’re not going […]
Brewer Fellows Work Across The Aisle
Policy entrepreneurs working to reform voting and heal our nation’s divisions span the political spectrum. The Brewer Fellowship to Unite America, launched in 2020 by Cultivate the Karass, Unite America, and Citizens & Scholars, aims to develop these leaders’ skills and organizational capacity as well as prompt participants to listen and collaborate across the partisan divide to strengthen […]
Meeting The Moment
This year, the Institute for Citizens & Scholars was proud to build on the 75-year legacy of excellence that the former Woodrow Wilson Foundation represents. Through the many social and political challenges of 2021, our community of thinkers, scholars, teachers, community leaders, and students were there to meet the moment. In a year that has been anything but “normal,” it’s […]
C&S Fellow Named Indiana Teacher Of The Year
Sharita Ware (WW Teaching Fellow ’11) was named Indiana Teacher of the Year for her use of hands-on and real-world projects to teach STEM, as well as her success in launching several afterschool programs for students at East Tipp Middle School. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTtv9lYHiG8
Two Citizens & Scholars Fellows Named Macarthur Fellows
Two Citizens & Scholars Career Enhancement Fellows (CEF) have been named MacArthur Fellows, the five-year program unofficially known as “Genius Grants.” Film scholar, archivist, and curator Jacqueline Stewart CEF ’02 works to lift up the unsung contributions of Black filmmakers, both as cinema and media studies professor and director of Arts + Public Life at the University of Chicago, and […]
Journalists Named To 2021 Higher Education Media Fellowship
Fourth Class Of Journalists Named To Higher Education Media Fellowship NEWS RELEASE September 16, 2021CONTACT: Jay Geneske | Chief Communications Officer | Geneske@citizensandscholars.org FELLOWS TO BUILD TOOLS AND NETWORKS FOR MORE COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF POSTSECONDARY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PRINCETON, NJ (Thursday, September 16, 2021) – The Institute for Citizens and Scholars (formerly known as the Woodrow […]
2021 WW Pennsylvania Teaching Fellows Named
NEWS RELEASEFOR RELEASE: Thursday, July 22, 2021CONTACT: Jay Geneske | geneske@citizensandscholars.org TEACHING FELLOWS BEGIN WORKING TOWARDS MASTER’S IN EDUCATION, TEACHING IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS PRINCETON, NJ (July 22, 2021)—As part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s continued effort to close achievement gaps and provide all students with high-quality teachers, the Institute for Citizens & Scholars announces the third class of Pennsylvania […]