The Institute for Citizens & Scholars
16 Nov 2020
NEWS RELEASE FOR RELEASE: May 13, 2021 CONTACT: Frances Hannan | Director of Multimedia Projects | 201-587-4755 Jeré Hogan | Program Officer, Newcombe Fellowship Note: Prospective applicants should email [email protected] CHARLOTTE W. NEWCOMBE DOCTORAL DISSERTATION FELLOWS NAMED FOR 2021 PROGRAM SUPPORTS PROMISING SCHOLARS COMPLETING DISSERTATIONS RELATED TO ETHICS AND RELIGION PRINCETON, NJ (May 13, 2021)—The […]
NEWS RELEASE FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 CONTACT: Frances Hannan | 201-587-4755 | [email protected] Caroline Harper, Mellon Senior Program Officer | [email protected] EXCEPTIONAL FACULTY NAMED AS 2021 CAREER ENHANCEMENT FELLOWS By Institute for Citizens & Scholars AWARDS SUPPORT CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TENURED, ADJUNCT FACULTY IN THE HUMANITIES, social sciences, and arts PRINCETON, NJ (May 5, […]
NEWS RELEASE FOR RELEASE: April 27, 2021 CONTACT: Frances Hannan | Director of Multimedia Projects | 201-587-4755 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders For 2021 Named SUPPORT FOR EXCELLENT, EARLY-CAREER Professors COMMITTED TO CAMPUS SERVICE, INCLUSIVITY PRINCETON, NJ (April 27, 2021)—The Institute for Citizens & Scholars has named 11 scholars as 2021 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders (MEFL). Funded by […]
In Memoriam: Vartan Gregorian, 1934–2021 The Trustees and staff of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars are deeply saddened by the passing of Vartan Gregorian. An extraordinary innovator in American education and philanthropy throughout his long and distinguished career, Vartan was a champion for higher education, for the humanities, and for American democracy. For nearly […]
NEWS RELEASE FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 CONTACT: Frances Hannan |[email protected] | (201) 587-4755 Jeré Hogans | Program Officer | [email protected] New Fellows Named for 2021 WW Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies Promising Scholars Join Program That Has Built Field Over Five Decades PRINCETON, NJ (Tuesday, March 30, 2021)—Eight promising scholars have been named […]
NEWS RELEASE FOR RELEASE: March 11, 2021 CONTACT: Frances Hannan, Program Officer, Higher Education Media Fellowship | 201-587-4755 | [email protected] Journalists Named in Third Class of Higher Education Media Fellows Fellows to Build Career and Technical Education Knowledge to Inform Reporting Projects PRINCETON, NJ (Thursday, March 11, 2021)—Eleven journalists have been named Higher Education Media […]
Washington, DC (Thursday, February 18, 2021)– The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission announced today that prominent advocates for improving American civic life, Victoria Hughes of Millwood, Virginia and Rajiv Vinnakota of Yarmouth, Maine, will serve as volunteer co-chairs of its Civics & Civic Engagement Task Force. In this role, Hughes and Vinnakota will provide counsel on nonpartisan, […]
NEWS RELEASE FOR RELEASE: November 16, 2020 CONTACT: Frances Hannan, Director of Multimedia Projects | 201-587-4755 | [email protected] ON THE HEELS OF HISTORIC ELECTION TURNOUT, INSTITUTE FOR CITIZENS & SCHOLARS AIMS TO USE ITS NEW IDENTITY TO BUILD ON SUCCESS PRINCETON, NJ (November 16, 2020) — After an election that saw more than an estimated 66% […]
PRINCETON, NJ (November 16, 2020)—After extensive consultation, the Board of Trustees of the WW Foundation has adopted a new name and mission statement: The Institute for Citizens & Scholars (Citizens & Scholars) prepares leaders and engages networks of people and organizations to meet urgent education challenges. The overarching goal is to shape an informed, productively […]
NEWS RELEASE FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 CONTACT: Frances Hannan | Program Officer | [email protected] | 201-587-4755 Second Class of Journalists Named to Higher Education Media Fellowship Fellows to Build Tools and Networks for More Comprehensive Coverage of Postsecondary Career and Technical Education PRINCETON, NJ (Tuesday, September 15, 2020) – The WW Foundation […]