Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 31 Winners of Andrew Carnegie Fellowships
Building on a century-old, philanthropic tradition of investing in creative scholarly research,
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A distinguished panel of jurors selected the fellows based on the quality of their proposals. As part of the criteria, they looked for high-caliber scholarship that applies fresh perspectives to some of the most pressing issues of our times, shows potential for meaningful impact on a field of study, and has the capacity for dissemination to a broad audience.
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Topics of the winning proposals focus on a broad variety of complex political, economic, technological, humanistic, and sociological matters. Among them: ethics pertaining to fertility treatments; moral dilemmas for workers such as prison guards and military drone operators; the disproportionate number of black women in
"We were reassured by the immense talent and breadth of experience reflected in the proposals from this year's nominees for the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program," said
Gregorian noted that the fellows program includes a balance of emerging and established scholars from public and private colleges and universities across the country. For the class of 2018, 14 of the fellows are from public institutions and two-thirds are women. The selection committee of 17 jurors comprises scholars and intellectual leaders from some of the world's leading educational institutions, foundations and scholarly societies--seven are either current or former university presidents.
"The jurors were greatly impressed by the wide range of institutions represented, the remarkable quality and depth of the proposals, and the overall display of intellectual diversity and creativity shown by the nominees," said
"The jurors were greatly impressed by the wide range of institutions represented, the remarkable quality and depth of the proposals, and the overall display of intellectual diversity and creativity shown by the nominees," said
Each year as part of the nominating process, the heads of more than 600 institutions, representing universities, think tanks, publishers, and nonprofit organizations nationwide, are invited to nominate up to two people for the fellowships. For 2018, the Corporation received a total of 270 nominations. Each underwent a preliminary evaluation by anonymous, nationally prominent experts in various fields. Then the top proposals were forwarded to the members of the jury for their scrutiny and ultimate decision.
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