Less than a year ago, The Ohio State University founded an interdisciplinary center to study the issues and impacts surrounding the policies and practices related to illicit drugs. Their scholarly impact in the months following is evident in the emerging writing, teaching, and discussion.
The center will take a fresh look at U.S. foreign policy, engage a new generation of public servants, and foster dialogue between scholars and practitioners.
50Can’s National Voice initiative seeks to amplify new perspectives and innovative ideas on how to improve learning for all students.
Johns Hopkins’ Ashley Berner says that other democracies fund all types of schools, including religious ones. Why we don’t is a historical artifact that Berner is keen to challenge.
Our grantmaking is about enabling everyone to fulfill their potential. Given the role that education plays, most of Charles Koch’s philanthropy has focused there. Forbes reports that his giving has surpassed $1 billion, including support for programs at hundreds of colleges and universities as well as nonprofit organizations across the country. In fact, 95 percent … Continued
Narrative 4 is using storytelling techniques and training exercises to help high school students develop relationships, and tolerance, with peers.
Asma Uddin tackles controversial legal conflicts over freedom of religion.
For Chris Medina, the importance of debating is to exchange beliefs, not change them. This may come as a surprise to the average debate spectator—after all, debate teams win by convincing others of their argument.
How to cure our political divisions? First, says Professor Kurt Gray, we need to understand how our minds work.
StoryCorps shows how we can “lower the volume” on conversations between people of different views.
