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Fellows In the Media
RSSFebruary 1, 2012 - Press Release
MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito to Serve on MacArthur Board
Joi Ito, Director of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been named to serve on the Board of Directors of the MacArthur Foundation. Read More
December 21, 2011 - Press Release
Chicago Arts and Culture Groups and International Collaborations
MacArthur awarded $504,000 in new grants to 12 Chicago arts and culture organizations to conduct collaborations with arts groups in nine countries. Read More
November 22, 2011 - Press Release
MacArthur Grants Support Efforts to Improve Governance of Global Migration
For five years, the MacArthur Foundation has been the largest non-governmental donor to the Global Forum on Migration and Development, helping to ensure broad participation by civil society groups at this annual gathering. Read More
November 17, 2011 - Press Release
National Competition Selects 12 Libraries and Museums to Build Innovative Learning Labs for Teens
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the MacArthur Foundation announced the first 12 winners of a national competition to build 21st Century learning labs in museums and libraries around the country. Read More
November 2, 2011 - Press Release
MacArthur Partners with Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation
MacArthur and Born This Way Foundation have partnered to raise the profile of issues related to digital media learning. Read More
October 26, 2011 - Press Release
Bipartisan Commission to Address Future of U.S. Housing Policy
A new Bipartisan Housing Commission, supported by MacArthur through a grant to the Bipartisan Policy Center, will address the long-term challenges facing a struggling housing sector. Read More
October 25, 2011 - Press Release
Wachovia NEXT Awards Honor Two Community Development Financial Institutions
Coastal Enterprises, Inc. in Wiscasset, ME and The Progress Fund in Greensburg, PA. are the recipients of the 2009 Wachovia NEXT $8.25 million Awards. Read More
October 4, 2011 - Press Release
Coral Collapse Preventable With Newly Identified Process
Using data from coral reef systems across the western Indian Ocean, MacArthur grantee Wildlife Conservation Society and others have identified how overfishing creates a series of big changes on reefs that precipitate a final collapse. Read More
September 29, 2011 - Press Release
Engaging the Public Domain
The International Journal of Learning and Media devoted an entire issue to the changing relationships between learning and media across a wide range of forms and settings. Read More
September 28, 2011 - Press Release
MacArthur Awards Documentary Film Grants
Following an open call for applications, MacArthur awarded a total of $1.23 million to eight documentary film projects. Read More
