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
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
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
The Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalism, announced it will extend and expand its Poynter College Media Project. The program, supported by the Charles Koch Foundation, provides training to student journalists and encourages campus media to support and promote productive engagement with controversial topics. Poynter Institute Senior Vice President Kelly McBride said, “Poynter believes … Continued
Sometimes it’s the quiet voices that move people to change. Rick Aguilar was two years into a ten-year prison sentence for a drug conviction in Washington State when his eight-year-old son moved him to transform his life. And all that the boy had to do was ask some obvious questions. Aguilar was angry then. The … Continued
The Duke University School of Law has announced Professor Brandon Garrett’s plans to continue his groundbreaking research into how to improve the U.S. criminal justice system through criminal justice data collection and analysis. Garrett’s aim is to improve the fairness of criminal adjudication, prevent wrongful convictions, reduce recidivism, divert low-risk offenders from jail or prison, … Continued
Erik Luna’s passion for criminal justice reform was ignited as a teenager during the height of America’s “war on drugs.” Growing up in the 1980s in a sleepy surfing community in San Diego, California, Luna noted that people in his white middle-class neighborhood seemed to peddle and consume drugs with little fear of punishment. Yet … Continued
Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor Law School has announced a new grant to support professor Erik Luna’s development of a university-based center to build on the school’s criminal justice work. The university shared today: “Providing a physical and sustainable presence, the center will serve as a platform to expand upon the Academy for Justice … Continued
As a professor of justice administration at Texas Southern University (TSU) in Houston, Howard Henderson had long wanted to create a criminal justice research center. The nation needs research on issues ranging from overcrowded prisons to racially biased sentencing, and TSU—a historically black institution—could analyze data through a culturally sensitive lens. “There are questions we … Continued
In an open letter published today, Charles Koch shares his motivation for supporting higher education for more than 50 years. In the past several years especially, the Charles Koch Foundation has seen more and more schools reaching out. As Charles states, we continue to respond with increasing support and hope this letter reinforces and clarifies … Continued
