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Free Press USAToday Commentary
Attacks on media aren’t new. But today’s reporters face an increasingly hostile environment. Charles Koch Foundation’s Sarah Ruger explores related trends in a USA Today commentary this morning noting an uptick in journalism school applications in recent years: “There’s not enough information to confirm the trend in media criticism is driving j-school enrollment. But the … Continued
Charles Koch Foundation Grant Helps Fund New Program at Boston University
Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies has announced a new program, the Policy and Security Initiative (PSI), which will cultivate a community of historically-minded, theoretically-informed, and policy-engaged scholars who will critically evaluate and, when necessary, challenge prevailing policy assumptions. Joshua Shifrinson and Jayita Sarkar, assistant professors of international relations, will oversee PSI. … Continued
Chapman University Reuniting Economics and the Humanities
In the fall of 2009, the United States officially had emerged from the Great Recession, but the nation’s jobless rate still lingered near 10 percent. Millions of families were stuck in homes with underwater mortgages, wages were stagnant, and inequality was rising. Americans, to put it mildly, were pessimistic. Chapman University Professor Bart Wilson was … Continued
Charles Koch Foundation Grant Helps Expand Duke University’s Center for the History of Political Economy
For decades Duke Professor Bruce Caldwell and his peers have been researching what economic theories and practices of the past can teach economists about the challenges we face today. During that time, Duke’s Center for the History of Political Economy has attracted support from grantmaking organizations including the National Endowment for the Humanities and the … Continued
Ed Timmons Pennsylvania Occupational Licensing Reform
Want to sell cemetery plots? You’ll need a license in Pennsylvania, though that rule may be, well, dying. On June 14, 2018, Gov. Tom Wolf called on the General Assembly to repeal 13 job licenses, part of a larger proposal to remove employment barriers. The proposal was based on research conducted by Saint Francis University’s … Continued
Hunter Haymore UNCF Koch Scholars
Hunter Haymore, born with sickle cell anemia, was just 14 when she faced a scary medical decision. Her doctors were studying whether bone marrow transplants from unrelated donors could help people with this painful blood disease. Without a genetic match in her family, this was one of Haymore’s only options for a cure. But Haymore, … Continued
UNCF/Koch Scholar Story: Tanish Wugwimi
When Tanisha Mugwimi was about ten years old, she traveled with her parents to their native Kenya. They visited the sentimental sights of her father’s childhood, but when they arrived at his old primary school, his mood soured. The crumbling school was in disrepair, almost unrecognizable, from rotting desks to shattered windows. Seeing the sadness … Continued
Jameel Jaffer: Protecting the New Public Square
Anyone who’s taken even a cursory glance at the replies to the tweets of @realDonaldTrump knows that his Twitter followers aren’t all fans. “D stands for Democrat, R stands for Russia,” read one of the more printable comments beneath a recent tweet about the Mueller investigation, while others featured memes of the president as a … Continued
ICYMI: Washington Post Discusses Charles Koch Foundation Higher Education Philanthropy
In his August 1 “PowerPost” column, The Washington Post’s James Hohmann discussed the principles behind the Charles Koch Foundation’s higher education philanthropy and the organization’s stance on organizations that harass faculty. The Post noted the Foundation encourages engagement with a host of texts and ideas. Director of University Relations John Hardin said: “If people don’t … Continued