University of Virginia Launches Program to Improve Former Inmates’ Re-entry Into Society A new program at the University of Virginia will use custom software and apps to address an issue in need of rigorous study and innovative solutions: how to improve recently released inmates’ re-entry into society. “Two-thirds of released inmates will be re-arrested within … Continued
Penn Law’s Quattrone Center Announces New Criminal Justice Policy Research The Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Law School will launch a new initiative to expand its interdisciplinary, data-driven approach to criminal justice policy research. The initiative will focus on the causes of crime and the policies that … Continued
The Notre Dame International Security Center announced plans to further expand and develop its scholarship on U.S. foreign policy. Supported by a grant from the Charles Koch Foundation, the school will support faculty positions, post-doctoral fellows, enhance funding for graduate students, expand the existing undergraduate Center, and establish an annual conference. The Center’s scholarship and … Continued
University of New Orleans Professor to Study Alternatives to Incarceration “There is minimal discussion about the morality of incarceration and the alternatives that should be employed.” Says Chris Surprenant, associate professor of philosophy and director of the Alexis de Tocqueville Project in Law, Liberty, and Morality at UNO. Surprenant received a grant to study alternatives … Continued
Harvard University’s Program on Education Policy and Governance announced it is launching fellowships in Education Entrepreneurship. The nearly $3 million dollar grant from the Charles Koch Foundation will support masters and doctoral candidates. Read the full announcement here
Former Utah State Koch Scholar Receives Select Medical Research Award William Israelson, a cancer researcher at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and recent recipient of an Early Independence Award from the National Institute of Health, participated in a Koch Scholars reading group while an undergraduate student at Utah State. Israelson recalls his time in … Continued
We support academic programs at hundreds of colleges and universities across the country. Each program is as unique as the faculty member leading it. Here are a few samples of the compelling opportunities created by scholars with our support. Stephanie Crofton and Daniel Hall created an opportunity for select student programmers at High Point University … Continued
A First Look At Second Chances; Harvard Scholar Launches New Prison Research This month Bruce Western, sociology professor and faculty chair of the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, commenced the New York Reentry Study (NYRS). The two-year project will examine social and economic life of released prisoners and their … Continued
CKF to Sponsor Arizona State University Conference on Criminal Justice Reform The Charles Koch Foundation is proud to announce its sponsorship of Arizona State University’s State of Our State Conference on criminal justice reform. The conference will feature leaders from across society and government for a discussion on the state’s current approach to the issue … Continued
Time Magazine: Author Ron Stodghill Mentions Koch-UNCF Partnership Ron Stodghill, author of a new book on challenges facing the HBCU community, discussed CKF’s support of UNCF in a new piece for Time Magazine. Last year the Charles Koch Foundation joined with Koch Industries, Inc. to support student scholarships and programming at UNCF-member Historically Black Colleges and Universities. … Continued
