Fellow and Activist Scholar Builds Bridges
Bilingual signage — English and Penobscot — now at UMaine How do activist scholars build bridges between their institutions and communities? “Start small and have some success and build trust,” says Darren J. Ranco, PhD (CEF ’06), a citizen of the Penobscot Nation who is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Chair of Native American […]
Teaching Fellow State Teacher of the Year
Tamara Markey, Indiana Teacher of the Year Tamara Markey had always wanted to be a teacher. But as a young Black woman who was good at math and science, she was encouraged to pursue engineering. She went to Purdue University, got a degree in industrial engineering, and spent nearly a decade working in the oil […]
Propelling Society Forward: Q&A with Rajiv Vinnakota
A Q&A with Rajiv Vinnakota, seventh President of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Since joining the Woodrow Wilson Foundation team on July 1, 2019, Raj Vinnakota has been getting to know WW’s people and programs. Here, Raj answers a few questions about his perspective on the Foundation thus far. Why WW? What brought you […]
Innovation in Postsecondary Teaching
Beyond the Lecture Hall: Fellows Bring Excellence and Innovation to Postsecondary Teaching Applications for the earliest Woodrow Wilson Fellowships stated, “The Foundation exists to recruit for the teaching profession at the college or university level.” Since 1945, generations of great undergraduate and graduate teachers have started their careers as Fellows. A handful of current WW […]
New Higher Education Media Fellowship Launched
Program Names Nation’s Top Education Journalists As First Class, Noted Ed Reporter As Program Chair NEWS RELEASEFOR RELEASE: Tuesday, January 28, 2020CONTACT: Frances Hannan | Program Officer, Higher Ed Media Fellowship | hannan@woodrow.org | 201-587-4755Patrick Riccards (@Eduflack) | riccards@woodrow.org | (703) 298-8283 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Launches New Fellowship For Journalists Covering Career And Technical Education Issues PRINCETON, N.J. (January 28, 2020) – […]
James Peebles on Physics, Poetry, and Where We Are
Dr. James Peebles WF ’58 (photo/Princeton University Office of Communications) “He is eminently qualified for advanced study and research, and there is a real chance that he might become a physicist of definite distinction.”—from a letter of recommendation for Jim Peebles’ 1958 Woodrow Wilson Fellowship To hear Jim Peebles WF ‘58 talk about his […]
Civic Learning That “Goes Well Beyond the High School Civics Class”
Greater Focus On Civic Education Demands Collaborative Efforts To Improve, Expand, Energize Civic Learning That “Goes Well Beyond The High School Civics Class” NEWS RELEASEFOR RELEASE: Wednesday, December 4. 2019CONTACT: Patrick Riccards (@Eduflack) | riccards@woodrow.org | (703) 298-8283 Major National Research Initiative Led By Woodrow Wilson Foundation President Seeks To Move From Civic Education To Civic Learning, Bringing Philanthropic […]
High School Students Not Interested in Studying Cold War
One In Five High School Students Don’t Have Interest In Studying Cold War On 30th Anniversary Of Berlin Wall’s Collapse NEWS RELEASEFOR RELEASE: Tuesday, November 5, 2019CONTACT: Patrick Riccards (@Eduflack) | riccards@woodrow.org| (703) 298-8283 One In Five High School Students Don’t Have Interest In Studying Cold War On 30th Anniversary Of Berlin Wall’s Collapse PRINCETON, NJ (November 5, 2019) – […]
How Well Do Americans Know the Constitution?
Woodrow Wilson Foundation Survey Finds Many Do Not Even Know When The Constitution Was Written NEWS RELEASEFOR RELEASE: Monday, September 10, 2019CONTACT: Patrick Riccards (@Eduflack) | riccards@woodrow.org | (703) 298-8283 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Survey Finds Many Do Not Even Know When The Constitution Was Written PRINCETON, N.J. — Sept. 10, 2019 – As our nation prepares for Constitution […]
WW Georgia Teaching Fellows Named for 2019
Georgia Continues Efforts To Ensure High-Need Schools Have Exemplary Beginning Stem Teachers NEWS RELEASEFOR RELEASE: Wednesday, August 14, 2019CONTACT: Patrick Riccards | riccards@woodrow.org | (703) 298-8283 In Fifth Year, Woodrow Wilson Georgia Teaching Fellows Continue To Fill Pipeline To Address Need For Math, Science Teachers ATLANTA, GA (August 14, 2019)— For the fifth straight year, the State of Georgia and […]